Cruise missile tears through Kyiv apartment block, Interior Minister explains
According to preliminary data, it was the cruise missile, which struck a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Tuesday.
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17 June 2025
Southern front heats up: number of clashes rises by third – military
The situation on Ukraine’s southern front is deteriorating, with a sharp rise in the number of Russian assault groups, combat engagements, and artillery attacks.
Death toll in Kyiv rises to 15 as body recovered from rubble of residential building
Rescuers have recovered the body of a deceased person from the rubble of a collapsed section of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. Authorities report that between four and fourteen people may still be trapped under the debris.
Nearly 300 rescuers responding to aftermath of Russian attack in Kyiv
In the capital, efforts continue to deal with the aftermath of Tuesday’s massive Russian attack, with 296 rescuers and 75 units of equipment from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) involved in the operation.
Russians attacking Kherson with drones
The Russians have changed their tactics in using UAVs: they have been launching massive attacks on Kherson’s Dniprovskyi district since early morning, with the number of injured civilians increasing.
British Ambassador: Russia must agree to ceasefire now
British Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris, commenting on another large-scale Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, called on Russia to immediately agree to a ceasefire.
Russian attack: Damage recorded in four districts of Kyiv region
In the Kyiv region, damage from Russian UAVs and missile attacks has been recorded in four districts, with one woman injured.
Ukrainian forces neutralize 428 Russian drones, missiles overnight
On the night of June 16 to 17, Russian occupation forces launched 472 drones and missiles against Ukraine. The primary target was Kyiv. As many as 428 drones and missiles were neutralized.
Health Ministry: 14 killed, 99 injured in Russian attack on Kyiv
Fourteen people were killed and 99 others were injured in Kyiv during Russia's massive overnight attack, with 59 of them hospitalized, according to the Ukrainian Health Ministry.
Enemy attack on Odesa: Woman's body found under rubble, injury toll rises to 17
Following Russia's morning attack on Odesa, rescuers have found the body of a woman under the rubble, and the number of those injured has increased to 17, including a pregnant woman and a 17-year-old girl.
Russia launched over 440 drones, 32 missiles at Ukraine – Zelensky
During an overnight attack on June 17, Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles against Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Attack on Kyiv: Five residents of destroyed apartment building missing
At least five residents of a high-rise apartment building in Kyiv, destroyed by a Russian missile, are currently considered missing.
War update: 186 clashes on front lines in past day, most attacks in Pokrovsk sector
On June 16, Ukrainian forces engaged in 186 combat clashes with Russian invaders, according to a Facebook update from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,060 in past day
Russia’s invasion forces have suffered an estimated 1,006,120 casualties since the large-scale invasion, including 1,060 killed or wounded in action over the past 24 hours.
At least 14 dead, 55 injured in Russian air raid against Kyiv
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Houses damaged, fires, casualties reported amid Russian missile strike in Kyiv region
Kyiv region was subjected to a Russian missile attack overnight Tuesday, which caused casualties, left homes damaged, and resulted in several fires.
Casualties, infrastructure damage in Odesa amid Russian UAV raid
At dawn, the Russians massively attacked Odesa with drones, leaving infrastructure facilities damaged and causing casualties.
Kyiv comes under combined attack by Russian drones, ballistic missiles
Russia pummeled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with attack drones and missiles overnight Tuesday, June 17, leaving at least 18 civilians injured.
Partisans in Crimea scout boom barrier system in Sevastopol Bay
In Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukrainian partisans have scouted the system of boom barriers installed in Sevastopol Bay.
Europe largely fills decline in US aid to Ukraine
Europe is currently compensating to a significant extent for the reduction in aid to Ukraine from the United States, with Scandinavian countries and the United Kingdom emerging as leading contributors.
30,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained in Poland under EU Military Mission
As part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), 30,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel have completed training in Poland.
16 June 2025
Two Russian Murom-M surveillance systems, communications antenna destroyed in Vovchansk sector
Fighters from the Hart brigade of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service have destroyed two Russian long-range visual surveillance systems Murom-M, two vehicles, and a communications antenna in the Vovchansk sector.
Russian forces attempt to encircle Kostiantynivka from three directions – military
Russian troops are attempting to break through toward Kostiantynivka from the Pokrovsk direction, specifically along the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway, aiming to advance further. Intense fighting is currently ongoing in the area.
Russian airstrike hits Kupiansk, casualties reported
Russian forces launched an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, injuring two people.
Amid Russia using chemical weapons Ukraine calls for new instruments to implement Geneva Protocol
Ukraine calls for the creation of new instruments to implement the Geneva Protocol on the Prohibition of the Use of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, amid violations being committed by the Russian Federation.
Ukraine’s MIA claims Russia returns own soldiers’ bodies in latest repatriation
During the latest repatriation, the Russians handed over to the Ukrainian side the bodies of their own soldiers, mixed in with the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen.
Israel claims it destroyed third of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers
The Israeli Air Force has destroyed 120 of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers, effectively preventing the launch of nearly half the missiles the Islamic Republic had intended to fire at Israel overnight.
Russian forces intensify summer offensive across eastern frontlines – Ukrainian military
There is high activity of Russian invading forces observed in the Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Lyman, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Toretsk, and Kramatorsk sectors of the front. This indicates a renewed enemy offensive that had been previously announced.
Over 200 artists, 106 media workers killed in Ukraine since start of full-scale war
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, 207 Ukrainian artists and 106 Ukrainian and foreign media professionals have been killed in Ukraine.
Bodies of 1,245 fallen Ukrainians repatriated to Ukraine
Ukraine has received the remains of another 1,245 fallen individuals, marking the completion of the repatriation component of the Istanbul agreements with Russia.