Ukrainian forces destroy 15 kamikaze drones in south, three missiles in east this morning

The Armed Forces of Ukraine this morning destroyed 15 enemy kamikaze drones in the south and three missiles in the east.

According to Ukrinform, the press service of the Ukrainian Air Force said this on Telegram.

"On October 17, from 03:30 to 06:50, the forces and means of air defense of the Air Command South shot down 15 drones: six over the Odesa region and nine over the Mykolaiv region," the report said.

In general, according to the Air Force, 26 Shahed-136 drones were destroyed in the southern direction on the night of October 17.

According to the report, Russian troops attacked critical infrastructure in the eastern direction with cruise missiles of various types. Three enemy missiles were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.