Russian occupiers launched 76 Shahed-type jet-powered UAVs toward Ukraine during daylight hours (from 07:00 to 18:30) on Tuesday, mainly toward Kyiv region; more than 70 of which were shot down, according to the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF).
On the evening of August 18, the movement of Russian drones is recorded in the airspace of Ukraine. An air alert has been declared in a number of regions of Ukraine.