{"id":29460,"date":"2026-08-17T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/29460\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:22:09","slug":"ukraine-strikes-russian-attack-drone-hub-and-control-systems-in-occupied-crimea-the-new-voice-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/29460\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine strikes Russian attack drone hub and control systems in occupied Crimea \/ The New Voice of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/060c97967e37dfb1e3858c2413216ce1.png\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Ukrainian forces struck a site used to store, prepare and launch attack drones near Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea (illustrative photo) (Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine \/ Telegram)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content__head_img-info\">\n                Ukrainian forces struck a site used to store, prepare and launch attack drones near Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea (illustrative photo) (Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine \/ Telegram)\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Ukrainian forces hit a Russian facility used to store,<br \/>\nprepare and launch attack drones near Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea overnight<br \/>\ninto Aug. 17, Ukraine\u2019s General Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/GeneralStaffZSU\/41906\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A fire broke out at the site after the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Elsewhere in Crimea, Ukrainian forces targeted a ground<br \/>\nstation in Novofedorivka, in the Yevpatoria district, used to control Orion<br \/>\ndrones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cUkrainian forces also struck a ground relay used to control<br \/>\nGeran and Gerbera attack drones in Olenivka, in Russian-occupied Crimea, along<br \/>\nwith a communications and power point supporting the drone relay on the Tendra<br \/>\nSpit in Kherson Oblast,\u201d the General Staff said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The full extent of the damage is still being assessed.<br \/>\nOperations against key Russian military targets are continuing, the General<br \/>\nStaff added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Earlier on Aug. 17, the Ukrainian military detailed the<br \/>\nresults of a separate strike conducted overnight into Aug. 16 against the<br \/>\nKombinat Kamensky industrial complex in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, in Russia\u2019s Rostov<br \/>\nOblast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The military confirmed that the attack destroyed two<br \/>\nworkshops producing explosives and gunpowder and damaged four others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold\">Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewVoiceUkraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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