On the night of June 17 (starting from 8:00 p.m. on June 16), the Russian forces launched 472 aerial attacks on Ukraine:
- 440 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various decoy drones from the directions of Kursk, Shatalovo, Orel, Bryansk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. About 280 of them were Shahed drones;
- 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from the airspace over Russia’s Tambov region;
- 16 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from strategic aviation aircraft over the Saratov region (Russia);
- 4 Kalibr cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea;
- 9 Kh-59/69 guided aerial missiles from tactical aviation aircraft over the Belgorod and Bryansk regions (Russia);
- 1 Kh-31P anti-radar missile.
The primary target of the strike was the city of Kyiv.
Ukrainian Defense Forces — including aviation, air defense missile units, electronic warfare and drone systems, and mobile fire groups — responded to the massive aerial attack.
As of 10:00 a.m., preliminary reports indicate that 428 aerial targets were neutralized, including:
- 262 shot down by firepower,
- 166 suppressed or lost due to electronic warfare (EW) systems.
Breakdown of neutralized threats:
- 239 Shahed drones (and other UAV types) destroyed by firepower; another 163 were suppressed or lost via EW;
- 2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles (1 was lost from radar);
- 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles;
- 8 Kh-59/69 guided aerial missiles (1 lost from radar);
- 1 Kh-31P anti-radar missile (lost from radar).
Confirmed impacts of Russian aerial weapons were recorded at 10 locations, and debris from downed objects fell in 34 locations.
Condolences are extended to the families of the deceased and to those injured…
