Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of August 17, 2024.
906 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,824 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 08:00 a.m. August 17, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.
The nine hundred and sixth day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
During the past day, 132 combat clashes were recorded.
Yesterday, the enemy launched seven missile strikes against the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using nine missiles, as well as 70 airstrikes, including dropping 94 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, it carried out 4,698 attacks, 109 of them from rocket salvo systems.
The Russian aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Stepok, Myropyllya, Mala Rybytsia, Kiyanitsa, Krasnopillya, Liptsi, Kupyansk-Vuzlovy, Osynovye, Druzhelyubivka, Serebryanka, Siversk, Chasiv Yar, Dachne, Toretsk, New York, Oleksandropil, Promin, Shevchenkive Pershe, Grodivka, Mykhailivka, Kostyantynivka, Vugledar, Novodonetske, Neskuchne and Odradokamyanka.
Yesterday, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces carried out 17 strikes on areas where enemy personnel and military equipment were concentrated, two artillery systems, two air defense systems and three other important objects of the occupiers.
In the Kharkiv direction, nine combat clashes took place in the areas of the settlements of Liptsi and Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk direction, the number of enemy attacks per day reached twelve. The defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Hlushkivka, Kruglyakivka, and Andriivka. Also, the aggressor twice attacked in the direction of Lozova.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out eight assaults near Nevsky, Makiivka, Torsky and Dibrova.
In the Siversky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 10 assaults by the Russian invaders near Beilohorivka, Verkhnyokamyansky, Spirny and Pereizny.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked four times in the Hryhorivka and Chasiv Yar areas.
In the direction of Toretsk, the enemy, with the support of aviation, carried out 13 attacks near Bila Hora, Severnoy, Zalizny, Nelipivka, New York and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 51 attacks in the areas of fifteen different settlements. The Russian occupiers were most active in the vicinity of Vozdvizhenka, Novozhelanny, Grodivka and in the direction of Green Field. The greatest concentration of enemy attacks was recorded near Grodivka.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 17 attacks near Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Georgiivka, and Oleksandrivka.
In the direction of Vremivsk, the enemy made one attack in the direction of Kostyantynivka.
One assault on our positions in the area of Mala Tokmachka was recorded in the Orihiv direction.
In the Dnieper direction, the operational situation has not changed significantly. The enemy conducted three unsuccessful assaults. In addition, he launched an airstrike in the Odradokamyanka region.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions.
The enemy maintains a military presence on the border with the Chernihiv region.
The operation in the Kursk region is ongoing – our soldiers are successfully advancing. Russian servicemen, choosing life, continue to surrender.
In general, along the entire line of combat confrontation, Ukrainian defenders inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, exhausting the combat potential of the enemy.
Last day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,230 soldiers. Also, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed five tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, 58 artillery systems, one anti-aircraft missile system, an air defense vehicle, 55 operational-tactical BpLA, three missiles, 65 vehicles and 15 units of special equipment of the occupiers.
