Night assault: Defense Forces target enemy air defense and drone control points
Illustrative photo: the Defense Forces struck key enemy targets (Getty Images)
The Defense Forces struck a launch unit of the S-300VM surface-to-air missile system, drone control points, and concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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"As part of ongoing measures to reduce the offensive potential of the Russian aggressor, units of the Defense Forces continue to strike important enemy targets on its territory and in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine," the statement reads.
Last night, the Defense Forces struck:
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A concentration area of the Voron drone unit in the vicinity of Trudove (TOT, Zaporizhzhia region);
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A drone workshop in the vicinity of Tokmak (TOT, Zaporizhzhia region);
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A communications hub in the vicinity of Staromlynivka (TOT, Donetsk region);
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A concentration of Russian military equipment in Donetsk (TOT, Donetsk region).
In addition, on Tuesday, February 17, a launch unit of the S-300VM surface-to-air missile system was struck near Mariupol.
The Defense Forces also targeted Russian drone control points in the Salnoye area (Kursk region, Russia) and in the Rodynske area (TOT, Donetsk region).
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that the final scale of losses and damage to the Russian forces is still being determined.
Strikes on enemy targets
On the night of February 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a Russian Ka-27 helicopter in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. In addition, they hit several enemy drone control points.
Earlier, in the Krasnodar region, local residents reported a drone attack and a fire at an oil facility. Numerous photos and videos of the strike’s aftermath appeared on social media.
Later, Russia officially confirmed a fire at the Ilsky oil refinery, where a tank containing petroleum products was hit. Ilsky Refinery, one of the largest in the south of the aggressor country with a capacity of about 138,000 barrels per day, has repeatedly been targeted by drone attacks.
In temporarily occupied Sevastopol, authorities reported "one of the longest attacks" in recent times. In addition, Russian media reported a nighttime drone strike on the chemical company Metafrax in the Perm region, which caused a fire.
