Ukraine has shot down 17 Russian “Shahed” explosive drones in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava oblasts overnight, the Air Force reported on the morning of April 7. According to the Air Force, the 17 drones departed from a base in the occupied Crimea and were all taken down. At the same time, Kharkiv authorities reported a drone attack that caused damage in the city. It’s not clear whether they referred to the same drones, and whether the damage came from the drones hitting the targets or from the falling debris of a shot-down drone. Russian forces continue to attack civilian areas far from…