Russian air defense equipment (air defense) per night intercepted five Ukrainian drones. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“Dispensing air defense systems with unmanned aerial vehicles are intercepted and destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region (1 UAV) and over the Black Sea (4 UAVs), the message will say.
The Russian department noted that an airplane type used for attacks.
Meanwhile, the head of the Poltava regional military administration (Ova), Philip Pronin, said that Russian troops on the night of February 16 struck a missile blow to the Poltava region. “Another missile attack in the Mirgorodsky district. At night there was a hit in an open territory. Fortunately, there were no victims and victims,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
The summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Friday, February 16, it is said that over the past day the army of the Russian Federation applied 34 missile and 85 aircraft. In addition, 114 shelling from rack systems of salvo fire was carried out according to the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.
The summary notes that due to Russian attacks there are wounded among the civilian population. “The hospital, private and apartment buildings, and other civilian infrastructure were subjected to destruction and damage,” the statement said.