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17 May 2024
In Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, Russian invaders have expanded the area of active hostilities by almost 70 kilometers and concentrated their main efforts on the Strilecha-Lyptsi sector, attempting to take Vovchansk and launch an offensive on the rear of Ukrainian forces.
On Friday morning, May 17, the Russian military shelled Tiahynka in the Kherson region, wounding a 56-year-old man.
Near Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, Ukrainian border guards destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 41 enemy attacks in the Pokrovsk sector over the past day.
Russian missile strikes against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since March 2024 have likely caused long-term damage to the Ukrainian energy infrastructure and repeated energy blackouts.
On May 16, the Russian army shelled 15 settlements in the Kherson region, killing two people.
On May 16, the Russian army injured five civilians in the Donetsk region.
The Russian invasion forces launched 20 one-way attack UAVS of the Shahed-131/136 type at Ukraine overnight Friday.
16 May 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about working with partners to provide Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy and other regions with more basic defence - air defence systems and long-range weapons.
We managed to add confidence to the direction of Vovchansk, but Russian shelling does not stop, and there are threats.
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown condemned Russia's strikes on Kherson and the Kharkiv region, which resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
One of Russia's targets now is the gas infrastructure in western Ukraine. Russia's success there can put Europe’s entire energy security under threat.
On Thursday, May 16, Russian troops shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, injuring a 54-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man.
The Russian army, with air support, is attacking near the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv region.
In Kharkiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with the servicemen of the 92nd separate assault brigade named after Kish Ataman Ivan Sirko and presented them with state awards.
The Russian army hit a village in the Vovchansk community with cluster munitions, leading to at least five civilian casualties.
President of Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says several additional Patriot air defense systems are needed to protect Kharkiv from Russian attacks.
During a working tour to Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met with the fighters from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, honoring them with state awards.
On the Kharkiv axis, fighters from the 13th Brigade of the National Guard repelled an enemy assault in the Lyptsi district.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces went for a counteroffensive move in the Vovchansk area, Kharkiv region.
In Kharkiv region, two women were killed and four injured as a result of Russian shelling. Criminal proceedings have been opened.
In the Kharkiv sector, soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured two Russian servicemen and killed four more who resisted.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff in Kharkiv.
In the northern part of Vovchansk, Russian invaders are capturing and shooting local residents.
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have continued to perform combat missions within the urban area of Vovchansk in the northern part of the city, keeping the enemy under fire control.
In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River and 23 attacks in the Orikhiv sector yesterday.
Russian forces have advanced no more than eight kilometers from the international border in the northern Kharkiv region and currently appear to be prioritizing the creation of a "buffer zone".
In the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and 13 others were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the past day.
Russia has already lost an estimated 488,460 military personnel as killed or wounded in action since the invasion on February 24, 2022.
The Russian invasion army launched an offensive operation in the north of Kharkiv region with the aim of stretching Ukrainian forces but Donetsk region remains the main area of Russia’s attack.