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strike2026-05-17 19:00 UTC🇺🇦 Multiple фронти та населені пункти України (зокрема Покровський напрямок)
Ukraine General Staff reports Russian use of 4,851 kamikaze drones in daily attacks
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted airstrikes and shelling across multiple fronts and used 4,851 kamikaze drones over the course of the day. The update also states that 170 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppressed on the Pokrovsk direction and that a UAV control point was damaged.
Details
Type
strike
Occurred
2026-05-17 19:00
Reported
2026-05-17
Location
Multiple фронти та населені пункти України (зокрема Покровський напрямок)
Coordinates
49.4872, 31.2718
Killed
58
Wounded
16
Confidence
72 / 100
Damage assessment
Reported widespread attacks including 4,851 kamikaze drone uses; on Pokrovsk direction, 170 UAVs destroyed/suppressed and an enemy UAV control point reported damaged; other equipment losses/damage also reported.