““During the attack, the enemy used Shahed drones and other types of drones. The launch took place from the Bryansk and Oryol regions of Russia””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“During the attack, the enemy used Shahed drones and other types of drones. The launch took place from the Bryansk and Oryol districts of Russia,” the department noted.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the following were involved in repelling the attack:
- aviation;
- anti-aircraft missile forces;
- subdivisions of the ERB;
- mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
“As of 12:00 p.m., 20 drones and unmanned aerial vehicles of other types have been shot down in Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Cherkasy regions. In particular, 10 drones did not reach their goals and were “locationally lost”. Another UAV is in the airspace of Ukraine,” the Air Force concluded.
The troops of the Russian Federation have been attacking Ukrainian regions since night with attack drones, an air alert has been declared in several regions. According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the attack is ongoing.
On the morning of December 17, KMVA reported that on December 17, debris from drones launched by Russia had fallen in four districts of Kyiv.
Later, they added that debris was also found on the territory of the hospital in the Solomyan district.
KMVA clarified that there was no information about the victims.
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 by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.