On the night of 17 October, Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic and cruise missiles and 332 strike UAVs of various types. Air defence forces shot down 293 aerial targets. Impacts were recorded at 22 locations.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.
The enemy attack began at 18:00 on 16 October. Russian forces launched Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Russia’s Voronezh and Rostov regions and from temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as Kh-22/32 cruise missiles from the airspace over the occupied peninsula.
In addition, the enemy fired four Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles from Novorossiysk and 332 strike drones, including 31 jet-powered ones, of various types.
According to preliminary data as of 08:00, air defences destroyed or suppressed 293 aerial targets:
- four Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 289 Shahed drones, S-8000 “Banderol”, “Gerbera”, and other types. Among them were 23 jet-powered UAVs.
At the same time, strikes by Russian air attack weapons were recorded at 22 locations. Falling debris from downed targets was recorded at a further three locations.
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defence Forces, were involved in repelling the air attack.
"The attack is ongoing; there are several enemy UAVs in the airspace. Follow safety rules!" the Air Force stressed.