Russia launches massive drone attack on DTEK mine, killing worker
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on a DTEK mine in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing one employee, the company said on Aug. 17.
On August 17, Russian forces carried out a large-scale drone assault on a DTEK mine in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, resulting in the death of one employee, according to the company's statement. The assault severely damaged DTEK's facilities, reported the DTEK company. The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration reported that Russian forces targeted an industrial site within the Bohdanivka community of the Pavlohrad district.
At 6 p.m. on August 16, Russian forces initiated attacks on Ukraine, deploying 128 Shahed attack drones, including jet-powered models, alongside Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoy drones launched from Russia and Russian-occupied territories such as Kursk, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. As of 8:30 a.m. on August 17, Ukrainian air defenses had successfully intercepted and neutralized 106 Shahed, Gerbera, and other Russian drones across the nation's northern, southern, and eastern regions.
Russian drones targeted 14 different locations, with remnants from downed drones falling at two separate sites.
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