November 17, 2025
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Russia launched an Iskander-M missile and more than 170 drones over Ukraine – Air Force

According to the military, the drones of the Russian Federation were launched from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, – Russia, Chauda – occupied Crimea”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

On the night of November 16, Russia attacked Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Rostov region and 176 Shahed, Gerbera and other drones, according to a statement from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the military, drones of the Russian Federation were launched from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russia, Chauda – occupied Crimea.

“According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 139 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 37 strike UAVs were hit at 14 locations, as well as downed (debris) at two locations,” the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.

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