Ukrainian defense forces targeted drone storage, control, and relay sites across occupied Crimea and the Kherson region overnight.
Key facts
- •Strikes occurred on the night of August 16-17 in occupied Crimea and Kherson Oblast.
- •A fire was reported at an attack UAV site near Hvardiiske.
- •An Orion UAV ground control station was hit in Novofedorivka.
- •A relay station for Geran and Herbera drones was struck in Olenivka.
- •A communications and power supply point was targeted on the Tendra Spit.
Ukrainian defense forces conducted a series of strikes against Russian drone infrastructure in occupied Crimea and Kherson Oblast on the night of August 16-17. The operations targeted facilities used for the storage, preparation, and control of various unmanned aerial vehicles.
Targeted drone facilities
The strikes hit a storage, preparation, and launch site for attack drones near Hvardiiske in Crimea, where a fire was observed at the facility. Additionally, Ukrainian forces struck an Orion UAV ground control station located in Novofedorivka.
Additional relay and control strikes
Operations also targeted a ground-based relay station in Olenivka used to control Geran and Herbera attack drones. In the Kherson region, forces struck a communications and power supply point for a UAV relay station situated on the Tendra Spit. Military officials are currently assessing the extent of the damage caused to Russian forces.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Ukrainska Pravda (English).
