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August 17
09:00
Over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners destroyed 2 Kh-35/Kh-59 cruise missiles and 16 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. — General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:30
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 17 August 2023 (approximation): 256050 troops; 4329 tanks; 8398 armored vehicles; 5169 artillery systems; 714 MLRS; 486 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 315 aircraft; 314 helicopters; 7641 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 4272 tactical UAVs; 773 special military equipment; 1406 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:00
The missile unit of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Bakhmut axis. — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:20
Bulgaria joined the Joint Declaration of the G7 on security guarantees for Ukraine. So far, 16 countries have joined the Declaration. — Bulgaria’s Government Information Service
10:30
The soldiers of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down an enemy Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Zaporizhzhia axis near Robotyn. — The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade
12:00
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 3 people were killed, and 15 civilians were injured by shelling. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
13:20
Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia joined the Joint Declaration of the G7 of support for Ukraine presented at the NATO summit. — The joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
13:30
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed laws on extending martial law and mobilisation in Ukraine until November 15, 2023. — Verkhovna Rada official website
13:50
In the morning, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Novomoskovskiy district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. About 10,000 people in two settlements remained without electricity. – Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration
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Mykhailo Bakaliuk, 41, a Ukrainian amputee soldier injured during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, uses a machine to learn how to walk with a prosthetic leg. Lviv, September 2023.
By Roman Pilipey for AFP News Agency
Bohdan, a Ukrainian soldier from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis,” keeps practicing playing his musical instrument, a trembita, when he has free time.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
A road sign damaged by cluster munition due to a Russian shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
By Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in position near the border with Belarus in the Zhytomyr region. September 2023.
By Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier is preparing to release a drone that will fly over temporarily occupied territories in search of Russian heavy weapons and air defense installations. September 2023.
By Lynsey Addario
At night on September 25, 2023, Russian forces targeted the port infrastructure in Odesa with drones and missiles. Due to another enemy attack, a well-known city location — a seaport building with a nearby hotel, as well as a grain warehouse, suffered destruction.
By Andrii Stavnitser / Facebook
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