In Lviv region, a hostile drone was shot down during an air alert.
October 17 In the morning, air defense forces shot down a Russian drone in the Brodiv community of the Zolochiv district of the Lviv region. The air raid alert was announced at 7:50, and the alarm sounded at 08:30. The head of the Lviv Oblast Administration, Maksym Kozytsky, reported that the wreckage of the drone fell near the road and caught fire. Residents were urged not to approach the site of the incident due to the risk of detonation.
October 17 In the morning, Russian forces launched another attack on western Ukraine, deploying drones. In the Lviv region, air defense forces shot down one of them.
An air raid alert was issued in Zolochiv district at 7:50 due to the threat of attacks by enemy combat drones. The alarm sounded at 08:30.
The head of the Lviv Oblast Administration, Maksym Kozytskyy, reported that air defense units had downed a hostile drone in the Brodiv community. According to him, the drone fell near a road and caught fire. All relevant services are working at the scene.
Maxim Kozitsky urged residents of Lviv region not to approach the wreckage of the downed drone, as it may pose a risk of explosion.