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May 17
07:30
On May 16, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 55 Russian attacks in the Bakhmut, Lyman, Avdiivka, and Marinka axes. In addition, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit 3 Russian electronic warfare stations, 4 enemy ammunition depots, and a Russian fuel and lubricants warehouse. In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 14 strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and 4 strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. Ukrainian defenders also shot down 16 enemy UAVs. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
07:50
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 17 May 2023 (approximation): 200590 troops; 3771 tanks; 7365 armored vehicles; 3166 artillery systems; 562 MLRS; 318 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 294 helicopters; 6067 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2748 tactical UAVs; 417 special military equipment; 982 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
08:30
On May 16, Russian troops fired missiles at Mykolaiv. Due to an attack, a shopping center and a car dealership were partially destroyed. Local shops, a public transport stop, and an object of industrial infrastructure were damaged. Also, 6 multi-storey buildings were damaged in the city. One person was injured. – Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv
08:55
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 481 Ukrainian children have died, 977 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office
09:00
Russian aggressors shelled the Donetsk region on May 16. 5 citizens were killed and 7 injured. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration
12:01
At the European Council summit in Reykjavík, a political declaration was signed on creating a register of damages caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. – Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
14:00
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 6 citizens were killed. 18 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
17:00
On May 17, Russian troops shelled the settlement of Zelenivka in the Kherson region. 1 child was killed, and 2 more people were injured. – Andrii Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office
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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.
Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center
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