In the past 24 hours, the Defence Forces managed to eliminate another 1,410 occupiers, and also downed 2 aircraft and 1 helicopter. In addition, all 20 Shahed drones that the enemy launched at Ukraine, were destroyed in an air battle.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 17.05.24 are approximately:
- personnel - about 489870 (+1410) persons,
- tanks - 7547 (+18) units
- armoured combat vehicles - 14552 (+14) units
- artillery systems - 12603 (+38) units,
- MLRS - 1071 (+1) units,
- air defence systems - 800 (+2) units
- aircraft - 353 (+2) units
- helicopters - 326 (+1) units,
- UAVs of operational and tactical level - 10073 (+45),
- cruise missiles - 2200 (+0),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0) units
- submarines - 1 (+0) units,
- motor vehicles and fuel tankers - 17104 (+56) units
- special equipment - 2062 (+7)
In addition, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that on the night of May 17, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 20 Shahed-type attack UAVs, launched from the areas of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk (Russia).
"Fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft missile troops of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defence Forces and electronic warfare units were involved in repelling the air attack," the statement said.
In total, all 20 enemy Shahed drones were destroyed overnight in five regions:
- Kharkiv,
- Poltava,
- Vinnytsia,
- Odesa,
- Mykolaiv regions.
Earlier, we reported that Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to destroy Russian Buk-M1 missile system that was preparing to launch missiles.