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Russia – Ukraine war updates as of April 17, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of April 17, 2024.

1,149 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,062 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. April 17, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.

The 1149th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

In total, 125 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.

According to updated information, yesterday the invaders launched two missile and 94 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, used four missiles and dropped 154 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they involved 2764 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 6659 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including 104 from multiple launch rocket systems.

The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular in the areas of the settlements of Petrushivka, Osoyivka, Malaya Rybytsia, Myropylske, Ryasne, Pokrovka in the Sumy region; Pokrovsk, Dovha Balka, Zorya, Nova Poltavka, Malynovka, Kalynovka, Shevchenko Pershe, Razine, Grodivka, Zelene Pole in Donetsk region; Komyshuvakha, Verbovye, Lukyanivske, Stepnohirsk, Kamyanske in the Zaporizhia region.

In addition, the enemy carried out an air strike with guided bombs on the city of Kherson.

Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 19 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, three control points, one air defense system, three artillery systems, one ammunition depot, as well as one enemy electronic warfare station.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy twice stormed the positions of our troops in the areas of Vovchansk and Zakhidne.

In the Kupyansk direction, five attacks by the invaders took place during the day. The defense forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions near Nova Kruglyakivka, Bohuslavka, Zagryzove and towards Petropavlivka.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 16 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Nadiya, Novoserhiivka, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Novye and towards Olhivka and Zelenaya Dolyna.

In the Siversky direction, in the areas of Hryhorivka, Ivano-Daryivka, Viyimka and Verkhnokamyansky, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops nine times.

In the Kramatorsk direction, five clashes were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka and Stupochok.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks near the settlements of Toretsk and Leonidivka.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 29 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandropil, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zvirovo, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Preobrazhenka, Troitske, Andriivka, Bogdanivka, Stara Mykolaivka and towards Sergiivka.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked our positions 15 times near Konstantinopol, Rozlyv, Pryvilny and towards Bahatyr.

In the Hulyaipil direction, no clashes with the enemy were recorded over the past day.

In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled six enemy assaults in the directions of the settlements of Lobkove, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Stepove and near Kamyanske, Shcherbaky and Maly Shcherbaky.

In the Prydniprovka direction, the enemy conducted three offensive actions – without success.

In the Kursk direction, 14 clashes took place over the past day. The enemy carried out 23 air strikes, dropped 37 guided bombs, and carried out 413 artillery attacks, including 17 from multiple rocket launchers.

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

Our soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.

In total, over the past day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,230 soldiers.

Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized 16 tanks, 54 armored combat vehicles, 65 artillery systems, two MLRS, three air defense systems, 88 operational-tactical UAVs, 170 units of automobiles and three units of special equipment of the invaders.

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