Ukrainian air defenses shot down 33 of 50 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force reported on Friday (17).
He said 9 drones were “lost,” due to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones, while one left Ukraine for Romania.
“Hostile attack drones hit companies in the Odesa region, and buildings of institutions, private companies and homes in the Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Kiev regions were damaged as a result of the crash of downed enemy drones,” the military said on the Telegram messaging app.
Port infrastructure in the Danube region was attacked, they added.
A regional official said a child was injured as a result of falling debris from targets shot down during an attack.
Romania’s national airspace was violated during Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, and a likely drone impact zone was found near the border in Tulcea county in the country’s southeast, the Defense Ministry said.
sent two fighters to monitor the attack.
Understand the War between Russia and Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and entered the territory from three fronts: through the Russian border, through Crimea and through Belarus, a country that is a strong ally of the Kremlin.
Forces loyal to President Vladimir Putin made significant advances in the first few days, but the Ukrainians managed to maintain control of Kiev, even though the city was also attacked.
The invasion was criticized internationally and the Kremlin was the target of Western economic sanctions.
In October 2024, after thousands of deaths, the war in Ukraine entered what analysts describe as its most dangerous moment yet.
Tensions rose when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the use of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile during an attack on Ukrainian soil. The projectile carried conventional warheads, but is capable of carrying nuclear material.
The launch took place after Ukraine launched an offensive inside Russian territory using weapons manufactured by Western powers, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Western intelligence reports that Russia is using North Korean troops in the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow and Pyongyang neither deny nor confirm the report.
President Vladimir Putin, who replaced his defense minister in May, has said that Russian forces are advancing much more effectively — and that Russia will achieve all of its objectives in Ukraine, although he did not elaborate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes Putin’s main goals are to occupy the entire Donbass region, encompassing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and to expel Ukrainian troops from Russia’s Kursk region, which they have controlled parts of since August. .
