Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Orion Drone Control Station in Crimea
- On Thursday, Sept. 17, and overnight into Friday, Sept. 18, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Orion drone control station at Saki airfield near Novofedorivka, Crimea, according to the General Staff.
- Capable of remaining airborne for 24 hours, the Russian Orion reconnaissance system designates targets from altitudes up to 7.5 kilometers, carrying 250 kilograms of guided munitions.
- In the Luhansk region, the General Staff reported strikes on an ammunition depot near Dovzhansk and a military supply depot near Kypuche, while forces also targeted a facility near Donetsk used to store and launch Russian attack drones.
- Damaging the ground control station could significantly restrict Russia's ability to operate Orion systems in that area, the General Staff said, as the military continues targeting key enemy assets.
- Occupied Crimea, which Moscow uses as a base for operations, has been a frequent target for Ukrainian infrastructure strikes, though the General Staff did not disclose weapons used or Russian casualties.
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Defense forces strike Orion UAV ground control station in Crimea – AFU General Staff
Units of Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a number of key Russian targets on Thursday and overnight into Friday, including an Orion drone ground control station at the Saky airfield in Crimea, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
"Orion" UAV ground control station, drone launch sites, and enemy warehouses were struck, - General Staff
On September 17 and during the night of September 18, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key targets belonging to the Russian aggressor.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes on eight Russian drone control points in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, as well as a training ground and an ammunition depot, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army announced on Saturday.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces. During the night of September 18 and on the night of September 19, the Ukrainian military attacked drone control points, a training ground, warehouses of materiel and ammunition of the enemy.According to the Defense Forces, UAV control points of Russian troops were damaged in the areas of Lunar Gansky and Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, as well as Volodymyrivka, Verbovoy, Novoprokopivka, Do…
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