The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) is targeting military locations within an 800-kilometer radius on Russian soil using Magura unmanned surface vessels. This was disclosed by HUR representative Yevhen Yerin during a Ukrainian television broadcast, in conjunction with a UAH 10 million fundraiser for producing a Magura naval drone.
On the night of June 16-17, Ukrainian kamikaze drones reportedly attacked military facilities in Russia's Belgorod, Voronezh, and Lipetsk regions. Specific targets included the Novolipetsk steel plant and a local tractor factory, both utilized for military purposes. Six UAVs were claimed to have been destroyed by the Russian Ministry of Defense over these regions.
In Lipetsk Oblast, two drones were intercepted above the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, damaging a pipeline without causing casualties. A significant fire broke out in Belgorod, which Ukrainian media attributed to an ammunition depot attack, countered by Russia's Emergency Ministry as a fire in a metal cabinet. In Voronezh Oblast, air defense forces allegedly downed two UAVs with no casualties or damage reported.