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07:27

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 17 May 2024 (approximation): 489870 troops; 7547 tanks; 14552 armored vehicles; 12603 artillery systems; 1071 MLRS; 800 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 353 aircraft; 326 helicopters; 17104 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 26 military boats; 1 submarine; 10073 tactical UAVs; 2062 special military equipment; 2200 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:26

At night on May 17, Ukrainian defenders shot down 20 out of 20 Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia regions. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:15

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Poltava, Vinnytsia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least four citizens were killed, and 20 more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations  

14:11

Lithuania has transferred additional ammunition, anti-drone equipment, and combat UAVs to Ukraine as part of the new military aid package. – Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania.

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People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman works to attach additional protection on a Soviet-made T-72 tank on a position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Ukrainian military drone operators of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade assemble a Poseidon reconnaissance UAV on their position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

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