Ukraine strikes Russian air defense system in Bryansk Oblast, missile unit in occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Tor-M2U air defense system in Bryansk Oblast, a coastal missile battalion in occupied Crimea and multiple military logistics and command sites across occupied territories on March 16–17, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.
Targets included a Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile complex near Klintsy in Bryansk Oblast, Russia; a cluster of the 15th Separate Coastal Missile Brigade (Bastion missile system) near Verkhniokurhanne in occupied Crimea; an enemy communications node near Manhush in occupied Donetsk Oblast; a fuel and lubricants depot in Melitopol; ammunition warehouses near Stepne and Terpinnia in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian military also struck:
- a UAV training center near Henicheska Hirka in occupied Kherson Oblast;
- UAV control points near Huliaypole and Obratne in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast;
- a Russian personnel cluster near Chasiv Yar in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
The extent of damage and Russian losses are still being assessed.