According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force said this in a Telegram post.

Starting at 18:00 on August 17, Russian forces launched 147 attack drones, including Shahed-type drones (including jet-powered variants), Gerberas and Parodiya decoy drones, from Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Crimea.

The aerial attack was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

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According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on Tuesday, August 18, air defenses had shot down or suppressed 111 drones in the north, south and east of the country.

Drone strikes were recorded at 19 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at three locations.

The enemy drone attack is ongoing.