<div class="cs-entry__header cs-entry__header-simple cs-video-wrap"> <div class="cs-entry__header-inner"> <div class="cs-entry__header-info"> <h1 class="cs-entry__title"><span>Russian drone attack injures boy, 12, in Kyiv Oblast, damages Izmail river port, hits Romania</span></h1> <div class="cs-entry__subtitle"> At least seven Shaheds and two missiles might have penetrated the Ukrainian air defenses. </div> <div class="cs-entry__post-meta"><div class="cs-meta-author"><a class="cs-meta-author-inner url fn n" href="https://euromaidanpress.com/author/zoria/" title="View all posts by Yuri Zoria"><span class="cs-photo"></span><span class="cs-by">by</span><span class="cs-author">Yuri Zoria</span></a></div><div class="cs-meta-date">17/01/2025</div><div class="cs-meta-reading-time"><span class="cs-meta-icon"><i class="cs-icon cs-icon-clock"></i></span>2 minute read</div></div> </div> <figure class="cs-entry__post-media post-media"> <img width="100%" height="auto" src="https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-in-bucha-district.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="russian drone attack injures boy 12 kyiv oblast damages river port infrastructure odesa fire caused shahed crash bucha district 17 2025 least seven shaheds two missiles have penetrated ukrainian air" style="max-width: 100%" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-in-bucha-district.jpg 900w, https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-in-bucha-district-300x150.jpg 300w, https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-in-bucha-district-380x190.jpg 380w, https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fire-in-bucha-district-800x400.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"> </figure> <figcaption class="cs-entry__caption-text wp-caption-text"> Fire caused by a Russian Shahed drone crash in Bucha District, Kyiv Oblast, on 17 January 2025. Photo: Kyiv Oblast State Emergency Service </figcaption> </div> </div> <a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/01/17/russian-drone-attack-injures-boy-12-in-kyiv-oblast-damages-izmail-river-port-hits-romania/">Russian drone attack injures boy, 12, in Kyiv Oblast, damages Izmail river port, hits Romania</a> <div class="cs-entry__wrap"> <div class="cs-entry__container"> <div class="cs-entry__content-wrap"> <div class="entry-content"> <p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 33 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones during a Russian assault that began on the evening of 16 January and continued into the early hours of 17 January, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.</p>
<div class="pk-content-block pk-block-bg pk-block-bg-light">Russia continues its deliberate daily air attacks on residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Since October 2022, it has systematically targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with extensive missile and drone assaults, aiming to disrupt civilian life, particularly during the winter months.</div>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">The attack involved two Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from Russia’s Rostov Oblast and 50 attack drones, including Shahed-type UAVs and various decoy drones, launched from five directions: Millerovo, Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, <a href="https://t.me/kpszsu/27032" target="_blank">the Air Force says</a>. As Ukraine has downed 33 of the drones, nine Russian decoy drones disappeared from radars without negative consequences – possibly crashing, and another UAV left Ukrainian airspace in the direction of Romania, as per the reports.</p>
<p>The figures mentioned in the Air Force report suggest that both Iskander missiles and at least seven drones might have reached their targets.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">Ukrainian air defense units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups from the Air Force and Defense Forces engaged the incoming threats across eleven regions: Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Odesa oblasts.</p><div class="code-block code-block-17">
  
 </div> <p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">The Air Force reported that enemy drones struck “industrial facilities” in Odesa Oblast. Falling debris from intercepted drones also damaged institutional buildings, private enterprises, and households in Kharkiv, Cherkasy, and Kyiv oblasts.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">In Kyiv Oblast, falling debris from an intercepted drone injured a 12-year-old boy in the Bucha district, the Regional Military Administration head Mykola Kalashnyk <a href="https://t.me/Mykola_Kalashnyk/4293" target="_blank">reported</a>. The child was hospitalized with suspected concussion and a leg wound.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">The State Emergency Service <a href="https://t.me/dsns_telegram/37119" target="_blank">says</a> drone debris caused a fire at a café with an attached boiler room, covering an area of approximately 200 square meters. The blast wave also damaged windows in a nearby house.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">In Odesa Oblast, Russian drones targeted river port infrastructure in the Izmail district, Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper <a href="https://t.me/odeskaODA/8279" target="_blank">said</a> on Telegram. The attack damaged building facades and a residential house, but no casualties were reported.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">Romania’s Defense Ministry <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/01/17/potential-russian-drone-impact-zone-found-in-romania-after-attack-on-ukraine" target="_blank">reported</a> that their national airspace was breached during the overnight attack. NATO member Romania scrambled two fighter jets to monitor the situation, with a likely drone impact zone identified in the southeastern Tulcea county near the Ukrainian border.</p>
<div class="pk-content-block pk-block-bg pk-block-bg-light">Russian aerial weapons regularly breach NATO airspace during Moscow’s attacks against Ukraine, but the Alliance has refrained from shooting down Russian missiles and drones, fearing potential escalation from Russia for defending its own territory.</div>
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At least seven Shaheds and two missiles might have penetrated the Ukrainian air defenses.{ai:summary}<p>A recent Russian drone attack on Ukraine resulted in injuries to a 12-year-old boy in Kyiv Oblast and damage to the Izmail river port. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 33 drones, but some penetrated defenses, causing collateral damage in multiple regions, including Odesa and Kharkiv.</p><p>The attack involved Iskander missiles and numerous drones launched from various Russian locations. Romania's airspace was also breached, prompting a military response. The ongoing assaults aim to disrupt civilian life and infrastructure, particularly during winter months. #foreignaffairs</p>