Ukraine downs Kh-59 missile, six kamikaze drones in past day
Ukraine’s air defense forces have shot down a Russian Kh-59 guided missile and six Shahed one-way attack drones over the past day.
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18 October 2023
Missile attack on Zaporizhzhia: 50 people evacuated from destroyed house
In Zaporizhzhia, about 50 residents of a house that was hit by a Russian missile at night were evacuated.
Explosions reported in occupied Crimea
A series of explosions rang out in the temporarily occupied Crimea in the early hours of Monday.
Russian terror must be defeated - Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has posted pictures showing the aftermath of the latest Russian strike on a residential quarter of Zaporizhzhia.
Invaders hit Kherson region 70 times in past day
Over the past day, October 17, the Russian army launched 70 strikes on Kherson region, injuring six people.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 290,050
From February 24, 2022 to October 18, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 290,050 Russian military personnel, including 620 soldiers over the past day.
Ukraine’s Air Force launches 15 strikes on enemy positions
Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine launched 15 strikes on enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment clusters and three strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems.
Border guards hit Russian TOR M2 missile system with drones
In the southern direction, fighters of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed three units of Russian equipment and damaged TOR M2 air defense missile system with drones.
Two killed, four injured in Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia city
It is currently known that two civilians were killed and four more were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia city.
17 October 2023
Zaluzhnyi shares video of ATACMS being launched in Ukraine
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi shared a video showing long-range ATACMS missiles being launched in Ukraine.
All children evacuated from 12 frontline settlements in Donetsk region
Police officers evacuated all children from 12 frontline settlements of Bakhmut and Kramatorsk districts of Donetsk region.
UK intel analyzes Russian offensive on Donetsk region’s Avdiivka
Russia has highly likely begun a coordinated offensive across multiple axes in the east of Ukraine, namely on the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka. However, in view of slow progress and high casualties, successfully clearing Avdiivka looks increasingly unlikely for Russians in the short term.
Two communities struck by Russian heavy artillery in Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian invaders have shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district with heavy artillery, causing damage to an infrastructure object.
President Zelensky confirms ATACMS proved themselves in Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that U.S.-provided ATACMS long-range missiles were used by the Ukrainian military.
War update: 56 combat engagements occur on front in past day
Fifty-six military clashes have occurred on the front in the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled Russian attacks in the Kupiansk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, Shakhtarske and Zaporizhzhia directions.
All Abrams tanks promised by United States already arrived in Ukraine
All 31 U.S.-made M1A1 Abrams tanks promised to Kyiv by the Biden administration have arrived in Ukraine.
Ukraine used long-range ATACMS – The Washington Post
The Ukrainian military fired a version of U.S.-provided ATACMS long-range missiles early Tuesday to strike Russian military aircraft and ammunition depots in the temporarily occupied areas.
Two women injured in Russian strike on Kherson city center
Two women were injured in the enemy shelling of Kherson city center.
Military property lost in combat is to be written off under simplified procedure - order of Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense has issued an order that allows writing off military property lost in combat under a simplified procedure.
Russians failing to advance towards Kupyansk, reducing intensity of attacks
In Lyman direction, the enemy reduced the intensity of offensive operations. The Ukrainian troops eliminated more than 160 occupiers and destroyed 24 units of weapons and military equipment over the past day.
Russians losing their positions south of Bakhmut
Russian occupation forces lose their positions south of Bakhmut and withdraw to the Bakhmut-Horlivka highway, while the Defense Forces of Ukraine gain a foothold in the area of the railway near Klishchiyivka.
Enemy shells Kherson city center
The enemy launched several attacks on the center of Kherson, and the shelling is ongoing.
Defense forces have partial success west of Verbove
The Defense Forces of Ukraine have partial success in the area west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia region, where they have advanced nearly 1 km.
Nayev honors Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Master Sergeant Oleksandr Kosynskyi, who teaches soldiers to fight enemy
The Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Nayev awarded the Chief Sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Head of the Department for Work with Non-Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Kosynskyi, who trains soldiers.
Nine helicopters, air defense system, ammo depot destroyed at Berdiansk, Luhansk airfields - SOF
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a successful operation called DRAGONFLY to destroy airfields in the cities of Berdiansk and Luhansk temporarily captured by Russian invaders.
Civilian injured as Russians shell transport company in Kherson
At least one person was injured as Russian invaders fired at a transport company in Kherson.
Five people injured in enemy shelling of Kherson
At least five people have been injured in Russia’s another massive shelling of the city of Kherson.
Russians keep submarine missile carrier with four Kalibrs in Black Sea
A ship group of the enemy fleet has been deployed in the amount of 10 units in the Black and Azov Seas.
FM Kuleba: 59 companies from 23 countries join Defense Industries Alliance
Fifty-nine companies, representing 23 countries, have already joined the Defense Industries Alliance, which was created during the First Defense Industries Forum (DFNC1) in Kyiv, and will produce weapons jointly with Ukraine.
Russians shell Beryslav district at night, hospital hit
The enemy shelled a hospital in the Kherson region at night, damaging the therapeutic department.