On the 17th the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on social media that in the early hours Ukrainian forces struck Russian storage, launch and control facilities for attack drones in Crimea and Kherson. The statement said a storage and launch site near Gvardeyskoye village in Crimea caught fire; a ground control station in western Crimea was hit; and communications and power equipment at a drone relay station southwest of Kherson were struck. Ukraine said it will continue targetin

2026-08-17

On the 17th the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on social media that in the early hours Ukrainian forces struck Russian storage, launch and control facilities for attack drones in Crimea and Kherson. The statement said a storage and launch site near Gvardeyskoye village in Crimea caught fire; a ground control station in western Crimea was hit; and communications and power equipment at a drone relay station southwest of Kherson were struck. Ukraine said it will continue targeting key Russian military assets.