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03:19

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian occupiers have damaged 2,700 and destroyed 337 educational establishments in Ukraine. – Yaroslav Shanko, Deputy Head of the Juvenile Prevention Directorate of the National Police

07:07

As of November 17, 63 dead bodies of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian occupiers have been found in the Kherson region. – Denys Monastyrskyi, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

09:33

The “grain initiative”, which allows Ukraine to export its agricultural products through Black Sea ports, has been extended for 120 days. The United Nations and Turkey have remained its guarantors. Since the beginning of the “grain initiative”, Ukraine has exported more than 11 million tons of its agricultural products to 38 countries worldwide. – Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine

10:33

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 17 November (approximation): 83110 troops; 2878 tanks; 5804 armored vehicles; 1860 artillery systems; 393 MLRS; 209 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 278 aircraft; 261 helicopters; 4362 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 16 military boats; 1531 tactical UAVs; 160 special military equipment; 474 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:10

On November 17, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 4 Russian cruise missiles and 5 Iranian «Shahed» kamikaze drones in the Kyiv region. – Press service of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration

13:22

Over the last week, Russian aggressors launched 148 missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine, of which 111 — on November 15, at critical infrastructure facilities. – Oleksii Hromov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

14:52

As of November 17, 991 dead bodies of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian occupiers have been found in the liberated territories of Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions. – Oleksii Serhieiev, Head of the Organizational and Analytical Support and Operational Response Department of the National Police of Ukraine

15:00

During the counteroffensive in the South of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have entered the border along the right bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region. Almost 200 settlements have already been liberated. – Oleksii Hromov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

15:42

Rocket attacks on Dnipro in the Dnipropetrovsk region on November 17. 23 people were injured, including a 15-year-old girl. 15 injured victims were hospitalized. Local residential buildings and an enterprise were damaged. – Borys Filatov, Mayor of Dnipro

17:22

Russian occupiers shelled the Zaporizhzhia region at night on November 17. Local private houses were destroyed. 7 people were killed. There may also be other victims under the rubble. The rescue operation is ongoing. – Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

19:00

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Dnipropetrovsk, the Odesa, the Kyiv, the Kharkiv, the Zaporizhzhia, the Donetsk, the Sumy, the Luhansk, the Kherson, and the Chernihiv regions. 9 people were killed. 40 citizens were injured, including 1 child [conservative estimates, real numbers are likely higher]. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

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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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