Ukraine's air defense intercepts most of Russia's overnight missile and drone attack

Ukraine's air defense intercepted most of a major Russian overnight attack involving missiles and drones, with strikes recorded in 22 locations and debris falling in three more areas. The Ukrainian Air Force reported on October 17 that Russia launched ballistic and cruise missiles, including Iskander-M/KN-23, Kh-22/32, and four Kalibr missiles, alongside 332 Shahed drones and other UAV types. By 08:00, 293 targets were shot down or suppressed, including four Kalibr missiles and 289 drones. The attack is ongoing with several enemy drones still in the airspace. Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia faced ballistic strikes with about 24 rockets fired within 20 minutes, and 15 people were injured in Kharkiv from missile attacks.