At night, the Russian Federation beat ballistics and 172 UAVs: air defense neutralized 147 targets – Air Force

RUSSIAS WAR AGAINST UKRAINE, THE WAR IN UKRAINE 17.04.2026 / Author:
At night, the Russian Federation beat ballistics and 172 UAVs: air defense neutralized 147 targets – Air Force

On the night of April 17, Russian invaders fired a ballistic missile and various types of UAVs at Ukraine.

This was reported in the Air Force, informs the portal PromPolitInform.

Thus, the enemy attacked with one ballistic missile Iskander-M from the TOT AR Crimea, as well as 172 UAVs from the following directions: Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – RF, Gvardeyskoye – TOT AR Crimea, about 120 of them – “Shaheds.”

How did the air defense work?

As of 08:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 147 enemy UAVs such as Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country.

A ballistic missile and 20 attack UAVs hit 8 locations, as well as a fall of downed (debris) at 4 locations.

Now the attack continues, in the airspace of several enemy UAVs.

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Photo – from open sources