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Ukraine Strikes Russian Drone and Radar Sites
Confirmed
In Short: The military did not disclose the weapons used, the number of drones potentially stored at the site, or the extent of the damage.
Ukrainian forces struck two Russian radar stations, a facility used to store and launch attack drones near Donetsk, and a fuel depot in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, the General Staff said.
The strikes were carried out on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and overnight into Thursday, Sept. 24, according to a statement published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The General Staff reported that a Russian 35N6 Kasta radar was hit near Chekhohrad, formerly known as Novohrodivka, while a P-18 radar was targeted near Akymivka.
The military did not disclose the weapons used, the number of drones potentially stored at the site, or the extent of the damage.
The 35N6 Kasta is a Russian mobile surveillance radar designed to detect aircraft and other aerial targets, including objects flying at extremely low altitudes.
The General Staff also reported a strike on a Russian fuel and lubricants depot near Velyka Bilozerka, also in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Concurrently, in the Luhansk region, Ukrainian forces engaged an industrial facility used by Russian forces for manufacturing attack drones near the occupied city of Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian forces also targeted tactical command nodes in the Donetsk region, hitting a Russian command and observation post near Zoryane and destroying a UAV control station located in the vicinity of Staromykhailivka.
The strikes were part of a broader campaign aimed at dismantling Russian tactical drone infrastructure, command nodes, and supply hubs in active operational zones.
President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine’s operation against the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery was conducted jointly by the country’s Security Service, special operations forces, military intelligence, and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Peace efforts to end Russia’s 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion have stalled, with territorial concessions in eastern Ukraine among the central sticking points.
What this adds
The military did not disclose the weapons used, the number of drones potentially stored at the site, or the extent of the damage.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 air defense complex, a Nebo-U radar station, and a drone production site in Severodonetsk, as well as command posts across occupied Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Background
The military did not disclose the weapons used, the number of drones potentially stored at the site, or the extent of the damage.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Buk-M3 air defense complex, a Nebo-U radar station, and a drone production site in Severodonetsk, as well as command posts across occupied Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
What's confirmed
- The reported sabotage follows a June 22 Ukrainian strike on a Voronezh facility producing electronic components for Russian precision-guided weapons.
- The U.S. State Department approved a possible $2.68 billion foreign military sale to Ukraine for air defense development upgrades and related equipment and services.
- The State Department said that if the deal is concluded, Ukraine would finance it through European contributions and U.S. Foreign Military Financing appropriated under the previous administration, and that FMF funds would count as a U.S. contribution to the Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund via 1:1 reimbursement.
What's still developing
- A separate incident saw a Russian drone strike a civilian vessel flying the flag of Tanzania in the Black Sea, killing the ship’s captain and injuring three crew members, according to Oleh Kiper, the regional head in Odesa.
- In Odesa, seven people were injured, including two children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
- On Thursday, Ukraine received the bodies of 252 fallen soldiers as part of ongoing exchanges between Ukraine and Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a Telegram post.
- The plant produces integrated circuits, power switches, and power supply units for the onboard computers and navigation systems of Kh-101 missiles; automation components and control units for Iskander-K missiles; and semiconductors for the radars and fire-control systems of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile-gun complex.
- Saudi Arabia has said that a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca has been intercepted and destroyed, in an escalation that could threaten the holy city.
- The Saudi-led coalition spokesperson, Turki al-Maliki, said Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted the hostile drone before it entered the restricted airspace on Tuesday evening.
- “We categorically deny that there is any threat from Yemen directed at the city of Mecca or any other holy sites,” the source said, condemning what he described as “misinformation”.
- In early September, the Iran-aligned group launched missiles and drones at sites across Saudi Arabia, marking a drastic escalation in the fighting.
- The Houthis have previously denied targeting Mecca, saying that they do not target holy sites.
- In a statement to Yemen’s SABA news agency on Tuesday, a Houthi military source strongly rejected the claim that Houthi forces pose a threat to the city of Mecca or other Islamic holy sites.
- The group claims the outage lasted weeks and delayed deliveries, while Ukraine said the facility was previously hit in June during a missile strike.
- The Atesh partisan movement said it carried out a sabotage operation at an electrical substation serving the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant-Assembly (the VZPP-Sborka plant) in Voronezh, Russia, which produces electronic components for Russian missiles and air defense systems.