Last night, the Defense Forces units shot down 63 enemy UAVs, 64 drone imitators were lost, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions suffered from Russian attacks, the press service of the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

"On the night of March 18, 2025 (from 19:00 on March 17), the enemy attacked with 137 Shahed-type strike UAVs and drone imitators of various types from the directions of Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk of the Russian Federation," the press service said on Telegram on Tuesday.

It is reported that as of 09:00, 63 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones have been confirmed shot down in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. Sixty-four enemy drone imitators have been lost (without negative consequences).

Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions suffered as a result of the Russian attack.

The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.