Russia launched a ballistic missile and 172 drones at Ukraine overnight, 147 of which were shot down or suppressed, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Friday, writes UNN.
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According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of April 17 (from 18:00 on April 16), the enemy attacked with one Iskander-M ballistic missile from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, as well as 172 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones from the directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, Gvardeyskoye – temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, about 120 of them were "Shaheds".
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 147 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. A ballistic missile and 20 attack UAVs were recorded hitting 8 locations, as well as the fall of downed (fragments) at 4 locations.
The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.