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06:11

On April 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 70 Russian attacks in the Lymanskyi, Bakhmutskyi, Avdiivskyi, Kupianskyi, and Marinskyi directions. In addition, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit 2 locations with Russian troops and military equipment, and an enemy electronic warfare station. Ukrainian defenders also shot down a Russian reconnaissance UAV Merlin. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:10

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 18 April 2023 (approximation): 183130 troops; 3661 tanks; 7098 armored vehicles; 2810 artillery systems; 538 MLRS; 285 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 293 helicopters; 5676 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2353 tactical UAVs; 330 special military equipment; 911 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:00

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 3 citizens were killed. 5 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

17:33

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, more than 7,000 Ukrainian servicemen have been reported missing. – Oleh Kotenko, Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances

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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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