In Ukraine on January 17, explosions were heard again. Thus, Russia sent the X-59 missile to the Dnieper, and the aggressor country also fired at Kherson and the region. However, there was some good news. Germany handed over another package of military aid to Ukraine, which included a lot of necessary military equipment.
What happened in Ukraine and the world in a day on January 17, 2023 — read the material on the website Facts ICTV.
- First use of the FrankenSAM air defense system
- Destruction of the X-59 missile in the Dnieper
- “Bavovna” in Crimea
- Attack of the Kherson region
- Fire in the Rostov region
- Aid package from Germany
First use of the FrankenSAM air defense system
While repelling a night attack on January 17 by Russian drones , the Ukrainian military for the first time used hybrid air defense systems of the FrankenSAM project.
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“Instead of developing some new air defense system from scratch, which would have taken many years, we took Soviet components and applied Western missiles to it. Or they took Western launchers and used Soviet missiles on them,” Kamyshin said.
Destruction of the Kh-59 missile in the Dnieper
On the evening of January 17, in the Dneprovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, a unit of the Vostok Air Command destroyed an X-59 guided aircraft missile.
“Bavovna”in Crimea
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, explosions were heard in the cities of Saki, Evpatoria region and Sevastopol.
Before this, an air raid alert was announced on the occupied peninsula, and traffic on the so-called Crimean Bridge was blocked.
Attack of Kherson region
As a result of the enemy attack on the Kherson region, one person died.
Photo: DSNS
A shell hit a garage in one of the microdistricts of Kherson. A car and a garage caught fire.
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Russia also hit Kherson during the day, namely the Dnieper region.
Fire in the Rostov region
In the city of Shakhty in the Rostov region Russia, a polyester fiber production plant burned. Eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion.
Frames that circulated on social networks show thick black smoke and flames in the industrial area.
Russian media reported that the fire had been assigned an increased danger rating.
It is noted that the cause of the fire is unknown. There is at least one casualty.
Aid package from Germany
The German government handed over another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which included Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Gepard self-propelled guns, Leopard shells, drones, armored personnel carriers and the like.
The new package includes:
- 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles;
- 15 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns;
- ammunition for Leopard 1A5 tanks;
- 25 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones;
- 8 armored personnel carriers;
- 16 Mercedes-Benz Zetros tankers;
- 5 cars for border guards;
- 3 civilian vehicles (trucks, minibuses, all-terrain vehicles) from Bundeswehr stocks;
- 50 SatCom satellite communication terminals;
- 500 LED lamps;
- materials for neutralizing explosive objects;
- almost 2 thousand M92 combat helmets.
