ukraine general staff 70 targets shot down iskander-m missiles july 18 2026

Kyiv's General Staff counted seventy aerial targets shot down or suppressed in the assault that opened at 18:00 on July 17.

70 targets, a mix of missiles and drones, were shot down or suppressed overnight.
Two Iskander-M ballistic missiles were fired as part of the same strike package.
The attack opened at 18:00 on July 17 and continued through the night into July 18.

Why it matters: Seventy intercepted targets in one night is simply the shape a war takes once attrition becomes routine.

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