Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of November 17
Illustrative photo: General Staff updates frontline data for the last 24 hours (facebook com easternforce)
In total, over the past day, 216 combat clashes were recorded along the entire front line, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia carried out 66 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropped 164 guided bombs, carried out 4,122 shellings, 124 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems, and launched 4,082 kamikaze drones.
Russia carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of
- Demuryne, Lisne, and Danylivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region;
- Huliaipole, Vozdvyzhivka, Bilohiria, Ternuvate, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region;
- Sadove in the Kherson region.
Situation on front lines
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Russia carried out 6 air strikes, dropped 11 guided bombs, and carried out 148 shellings, including 8 from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, 6 combat clashes took place yesterday near Vovchansk and in the directions of Dvorichanskyi and Obukhivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russians struck 8 times over the past day. Ukrainian defense forces repelled Russia's assault in the areas of the settlements of Pishchane, Kupiansk, and Holubivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russia attacked 23 times, trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Cherneshyna, Novyi Myr, Hrekivka, Karpivka, Korovyn Yar, Drobysheve, Yampilivka, Terny, Zarichne, Novoselivka, and in the direction of Lyman, Novoselivka, and Stavky.
In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 8 Russian attacks over the past day. Russian forces attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements of Yampil, Serebrianka, Fedorivka, Siversk, Vyimka, and Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, there were 6 combat clashes with Russian troops in the areas of Maiske, Viroliubivka, and Chasiv Yar.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russia carried out 32 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Shcherbinivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Stepanivka, Poltavka, Sofiivka, and in the direction of Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 75 Russian assaults and offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Bilytske, Nove Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Sukhyi Yar, Kotlyne, Udachne, Shakhove, Molodetsk, Novomykolaivka, Dachne, Filiia, and in the direction of Novopidhorodne, Hryshyne, Kucheriv Yar, Vilne.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 21 attacks near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Yalta, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrivka, Voskresenka, Stepove, Sosnivka, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Pavlivka, Pryvilne, Krasnohirsk, and Zlahoda.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 14 times near the settlements of Dobropillia, Rivnopillia, Zelenyi Hai, Vesele, Bilohiria, Vysoke, Ternuvate, and in the direction of Zatyshshia.
In the Orikhiv direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped a Russian offensive in the Stepnohirsk area.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Russian losses
Ukrainian soldiers are inflicting significant losses on Russian forces in terms of manpower and equipment and are actively undermining Russia's offensive potential in the rear.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck one area where Russians had concentrated personnel, weapons, and military equipment, as well as one artillery system.
In total, Russian invaders lost 1,160 personnel over the past day. Russia also lost 2 tanks, 3 armored combat vehicles, 17 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 2 air defense systems, 213 tactical-level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 72 vehicles.
