Helicopter crash in Brovary: 18 people killed, including Ukrainian interior minister
The number of killed in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv region, has increased to 18 people, including three children.
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18 January 2023
Interior Ministry’s top officials killed in helicopter crash in Brovary
Officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs - the minister, first deputy minister and the state secretary – have died in a helicopter crash in Brovary town, Kyiv region, on Wednesday.
Helicopter crashes near kindergarten in Kyiv region’s Brovary, casualties reported
In the town of Brovary, Kyiv region, a helicopter fell near a kindergarten and a residential building. Casualties have been reported.
Russians kill 459 children in Ukraine
As a result of Russian aggression, 459 children have been killed and 909 more injured in Ukraine.
Enemy attacks Kherson region 83 times over past day, four civilians injured
Russian troops attacked Kherson region 83 times on January 17, injuring four people.
Ukraine Army eliminates about 117,770 enemy troops
Russia has already lost about 117,770 troops in Ukraine (+820 over the past day).
Two communities in Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district struck with heavy artillery
Russian troops have struck two communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district with heavy artillery.
Two civilians injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region
Two civilians have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
War update: Enemy conducts unsuccessful offensive actions in Avdiivka direction
Russian troops are focusing efforts mainly on conducting the offensive in the Bakhmut direction. In the Avdiivka direction, enemy offensive actions are unsuccessful.
White House may announce more aid to Ukraine ‘as soon as the end of this week’
The Biden administration says that additional Ukrainian aid could be announced “as soon as the end of this week”.
Sumy region struck by Russian projectiles 37 times over past day
On January 17, 2023, Russian troops launched mortar strikes on three communities in the Sumy region. Generally, 37 explosions were reported.
17 January 2023
President of Ukraine: World knows what Russia has done to Dnipro and other territories it brought death to
The world hears Ukraine in Davos – they know what Russia has done to Dnipro, they know what terrorists are doing to Kherson, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Donbas and other territories that Russia brought death to.
Ukraine calls for Special Tribunal for Russian political, military leadership
Ukraine has offered partner countries to implement a project on establishing a special tribunal that will allow for bringing the Russian political and military leadership to justice.
Russia fired S-400 missiles at Kyiv from Bryansk region on Jan 14 – Ihnat
On January 14, 2023, Russia fired S-400 missiles at the city of Kyiv from the Bryansk region.
Ukraine’s Air Force launches 10 strikes on enemy positions, Russia’s Su-25 destroyed
The Air Force of Ukraine launched 10 strikes on enemy positions. Russia’s Su-25 assault aircraft was destroyed.
Zaluzhnyi, Milley meet in Poland
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley met in Poland.
Zelensky: Everyone involved in missile attack on Dnipro will be brought to account
A Russian missile hit an apartment block on January 14, damaging 230 apartments and completely destroying 72. Everyone involved in the attack will be found and brought to account.
Shmyhal about missile attack in Dnipro: No place for Russia among civilized countries
Russia’s missile attack on an apartment block in Dnipro once again proves that there is no place for Russia among civilized countries.
Forty-five civilians, including six children, killed in missile strike on Dnipro
In Dnipro city, emergency response teams finished clearing away the rubble of an apartment block hit by a Russian missile. The aggressor state killed 45 people.
Russians hit critical infrastructure enterprise in Kherson
The Russian army hit a critical infrastructure enterprise in Kherson.
Enemy strikes 13 settlements in Donetsk region, damaging school and hospital, killing civilian
In Donetsk region, the enemy launched 36 strikes, hitting 13 settlements, damaging a factory, a school, a hospital and houses and killing a civilian.
Ukraine’s intelligence: Russia preparing various scenarios of possible offensive
The aggressor prepares various scenarios of a new possible offensive and promotes disinformation, making fake news about different directions.
Missile attack on Dnipro: 15 killed not identified yet
In Dnipro, 15 people killed as a result of a Russian missile attack on an apartment block have not been identified yet; 20 people remain missing.
Ukrainian military to master Patriot systems “quickly” - Air Force spox
The Ukrainian forces will quickly master the Patriot air defense system.
Duda: Poland already handed Ukraine 260 T-72 tanks
Warsaw has already handed over to Kyiv 260 T-72 tanks of various modifications.
Now we need even greater cohesion of entire free world - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine emphasized that we now need even greater unity of the entire free world to put an end to Russian aggression.
In Luhansk region, invaders shut all mines in Khrustalnyi
In Khrustalnyi, the settlement in Luhansk region captured by Russian forces, the invaders closed all local mines.
Child's body retrieved from under rubble of apartment block in Dnipro destroyed by Russian missile
In Dnipro, rescuers retrieved the body of a child from under the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile on January 14.
Russian navy vessels currently in the Black Sea carry 44 missiles - spox
As of January 17, the total salvo of enemy missiles on six carriers in the Black Sea is estimated at 44.
Increasingly difficult for Russia to deliver long-range high-precision strikes - British intelligence
The dysfunction of Russia's long-range strike capability is more profound, as evidenced by the use of the Kh-22 anti-ship missile on the city of Dnipro.