From Belgorod to Crimea: Ukraine strikes 17 targets including Russian radar systems, drone labs, and logistics hubs

Ukrainian forces struck a series of Russian military targets overnight and in the preceding days, including advanced radar systems, command posts, and logistics infrastructure, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on April 17.

The reported strikes reflect Ukraine’s broader strategy of targeting command nodes, logistics, and air defense systems both in occupied territories and inside Russia, aiming to disrupt coordination, supply chains, and situational awareness behind the front line.

Command posts and drone control centers

The strikes targeted command and control positions, including a command observation post near Dovhe in occupied Luhansk Oblast, as well as drone control centers in Tyotkino in Russia’s Kursk Oblast and in Uspenivka and Zelene in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Ukrainian forces also hit a weapons repair and maintenance base in Klynkyne in occupied Donetsk Oblast, a logistics hub in Manhush, and a storage site for assault boats in Chornomorske in occupied Crimea.

Ammunition and fuel depots across four regions

Additional strikes targeted ammunition depots in Skadovsk in occupied Kherson Oblast, Panteleimonivka in occupied Donetsk Oblast, and Dovzhansk in occupied Luhansk Oblast, as well as fuel and materiel depots in Sabivka and Rovenky in Luhansk Oblast.

The General Staff said recent strikes also confirmed the destruction of a Russian drone laboratory near Orlynske in Donetsk Oblast on April 9.

Two radar systems struck inside Russia

It added that Ukrainian forces had successfully hit two Russian radar systems used for air defense: a Nebo-M radar in Chernovets in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on April 16 and a Podlyot radar in Novomaryivka in Russia’s Rostov Oblast on April 15.

The Nebo-M and Podlyot systems are part of Russia’s layered air defense network and are designed to detect and track aerial targets, including missiles and drones. Their degradation can reduce Russia’s ability to monitor airspace and respond to incoming strikes.

Blinding Russia's drone defense

By focusing on radar systems and drone control centers, Ukrainian forces are also seeking to weaken Russia’s ability to defend against long-range strikes and to operate its own unmanned systems, which have become a central element of the war.

The extent of the damage and Russian losses is still being assessed, the military said.