A Russian drone carrying explosives was recovered from a body of water in Dnipro
Police recovered a drone equipped with a warhead from the Dnipro River; the enemy had used it during yesterday’s massive attack on Kyiv. A resident of the Holosiivskyi district alerted law enforcement to the dangerous discovery. During a search of the waterway, authorities determined that an enemy UAV equipped with a warhead was in the water.
This was reported by the Kyiv Police.
Bomb disposal experts rendered the munition safe and then removed it for subsequent controlled destruction at a specialized testing site.
According to preliminary data, the device is a "Geran-2" type unmanned aerial vehicle, which was used during the latest combined attack on the capital.
The police remind the public: if you discover any suspicious or explosive objects, do not approach them and immediately notify the relevant services by calling 101, 102, or 112.
Air defense forces destroyed 147 out of 172 Russian drones, with hits reported in several regions.
On the morning of April 17, Russian troops carried out an attack on Dnipro, resulting in a fire.
Starting in the evening of April 14, Russian occupiers launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, using 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 324 drones of various types. Air defense forces neutralized most of the targets, but some hits were recorded.
In the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv, law enforcement officers discovered the warhead of a Russian Iskander-K missile. A controlled destruction of the munition is planned at the site.
On the night of April 15, three people were injured in Dnipro and the surrounding region as a result of Russian drone strikes, and damage to civilian infrastructure was reported.
