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October 17
07:57
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 17 October 2023 (approximation): 289430 troops; 4979 tanks; 9405 armored vehicles; 6936 artillery systems; 814 MLRS; 547 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 318 aircraft; 317 helicopters; 9293 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 20 military boats; 1 submarine; 5291 tactical UAVs; 982 special military equipment; 1533 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
08:22
At night on October 17, Ukrainian defenders shot down 6 out of 6 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and one enemy-guided air missile Kh-59 used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:30
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 508 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 1,136 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. Moreover, 1,419 Ukrainian children were reported missing, and 19,546 were deported. At the same time, 19,150 Ukrainian children were found, and 386 returned home. – Prosecutor General’s Office
10:45
Due to Russian military aggression, more than 28,000 civilian objects were destroyed in the Kyiv region. Most of them are housing. About 13,000 affected civilian objects have already been rebuilt. – Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration
11:10
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least 2 citizens were killed. 2 more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
14:40
The Armed Forces of Ukraine keep conducting a counteroffensive operation on the Melitopol axis. In particular, Ukrainian defenders had partial success in the area west of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region and advanced to a distance of about one kilometer. – Oleksandr Shtupun, Spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
15:15
On October 17, the European Parliament endorsed a proposal for a €50 billion facility to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and modernization from 2024. – Official website of the European Parliament
19:00
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the use of ATACMS long-range missiles by Ukraine on the battlefield. — Zelenskyy’s evening address
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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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