This night, Russian troops launched 16 kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles on Ukraine. Defense forces destroyed almost all of the Russian drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reports.

"The defenders of the sky shot down 15 Shaheds in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv and Cherkasy regions," the statement said.

The attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Electronic warfare means were also involved.

In addition, the command noted that on the night of April 23, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation and 16 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs from Cape Chauda (Crimea) and the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.