Russia – Ukraine war updates as of January 17, 2024

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours for January 17, 2024. 

693 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,617 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

The adversary continues to ignore the laws and customs of warfare, uses terror tactics, launches missile and air strikes, fires multiple rocket launchers not only at the military, but also at numerous civilian objects of our state.

During the past day, 98 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy carried out 4 missile and 29 air strikes, carried out 49 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. At the end of last day, the Russian occupiers launched rocket attacks on the central part of the city of Kharkiv. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population. The hospital, private and multi-apartment residential buildings, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

At night, the Russian invaders launched another air strike, using 20 attack Shahed drones. The forces and means of air defense of Ukraine destroyed 19 drones.

Russian air strikes were carried out in: Vovchansk, Kharkiv region; in Orlivka, Avdiivka, Kostyantynivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane of the Donetsk region; in Mala Tokmachka, Preobrazhenka, Orihiv of the Zaporizhzhia region.

More than 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire.

In the area of responsibility of the “Pivnich” OSUV in the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts active diversionary activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the area of responsibility of the “Khortytsia” anti-aircraft defense unit in the Kupyansk direction.

In the Lyman direction, our defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks in Terniv, Yampolivka, and Torsky districts of Donetsk region, and another 17 attacks near Makiivka, Bilogorivka, Serebryansk forestry of the Luhansk region and north of Hryhorivka, Vesely of the Donetsk region.

In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 9 attacks by the occupiers near Ivanivskyi, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka, Donetsk region.

In the zone of responsibility of the “Tavriya” anti-tank missile defense system in the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to restrain the enemy, who does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers firmly hold the defense, inflicting significant losses on the invaders. So, during the past day, the Defense Forces repelled 20 enemy attacks in the Novobakhmutivka, Stepovoy, Avdiivka districts and another 15 attacks near Pervomaiskyi and Nevelskyi in the Donetsk region.

In the Mariinka direction, our defenders continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where 17 attacks were repulsed.

The occupiers did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Shakhtarsk direction.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repelled the russia’s attack west of Vervove of the Zaporizhzhia region.

In the area of responsibility of the “Odesa” air defense system in the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces will continue measures to expand the bridgehead. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not stop trying to knock our units out of their positions. During the past day, the enemy carried out 6 unsuccessful assaults on the positions of our troops.

At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire front line.

During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 1 area of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy. Also, one Kh-59 guided air missile was destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of Ukraine.

Units of the missile forces damaged 1 personnel concentration area, 2 control points and 2 enemy ammunition depots.

UKFL

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