General Staff of the AFU announces strikes on 'Podlet' and 'Nebo-M' radars, command posts, and logistics hubs
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported that on April 16 and last night, strikes were conducted on "Podlet" and "Nebo-M" radar stations, command posts, boat storage warehouses, and other logistics facilities of the Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Rostov regions of the Russian Federation.
"Yesterday and on the night of April 17, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck enemy command posts, including a command and observation post in the area of Dovhe (occupied Luhansk region), as well as occupier UAV control points in the areas of Tetkino (Kursk region, Russia), Uspenivka, and Zelene in the Zaporizhia region," the General Staff stated in a Telegram post on Friday.
It is reported that a repair and maintenance base for weapons and military equipment (Klynkine, occupied Donetsk region), a logistics hub (Manhush, occupied Donetsk region), and a storage warehouse for assault boats (Chornomorske, occupied Crimea) were also hit.
Additionally, the AFU struck enemy ammunition depots in the areas of Skadovsk (occupied Kherson region), Panteleimonivka (occupied Donetsk region), and Dovzhansk (occupied Luhansk region). Furthermore, a logistics warehouse and a fuel and lubricants depot were hit in the areas of Sabivka and Rovenky in the Luhansk region, respectively.
Based on the results of previous strikes, the destruction of a UAV laboratory in the area of Orlynske (Donetsk region) on April 9, 2026, has been confirmed. Combat operations on April 16, 2026, confirmed the strike on a "Nebo-M" radar station (Chernovets, Belgorod region, Russia). Additionally, a strike on a "Podlet" radar station (Novomaryevka, Rostov region, Russia) on April 15, 2026, was confirmed.
Enemy losses and the scale of the damage are being clarified.