Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) used FP-2 drones to destroy Russian rear-area and operational infrastructure on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, including an Iskander missile storage site, the SSO command said on Facebook.
According to the SSO, the destroyed Iskander missile depot was located in the village of Pasechne in Russian-occupied Crimea. Multiple explosions were recorded at the site following the airstrike.
In the Russian-occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian drones destroyed a Russian “Rubikon” remote piloting station in the village of Vysoke, the SSO said.
Over six days, from February 9 to 14, SSO operators struck more than 10 Russian military sites in occupied areas of Ukraine, including troop concentration points, ammunition and fuel depots, and parking areas for military vehicles, according to the command.
The Iskander is a Russian short-range ballistic missile system. Its missiles fly at high speeds on a ballistic trajectory, making them hard to shoot down.
Overnight on February 17, the Russian military used 396 drones and 29 missiles of various types, including four ballistic missiles, in an air attack on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukraine’s air defenses shot down or suppressed 392 aerial targets, including 25 missiles, but were unable to intercept the four ballistic missiles. Ukrainian officials say that underscores the importance of finding and destroying Iskander launchers and their missile storage sites.
