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The occupiers carried out 211 attacks over the past 24 hours: the heaviest fighting took place in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors

UA NEWS 17 August 2026 23:24
The occupiers carried out 211 attacks over the past 24 hours: the heaviest fighting took place in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors

Over the past 24 hours, 211 combat clashes between Ukrainian defenders and Russian occupiers were recorded on the front lines. The most intense fighting took place in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors.

There, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled a total of 50 attacks by Russian troops.

“In total, 211 combat clashes have occurred since the start of this day. The aggressor carried out 64 airstrikes using 212 guided bombs, deployed 6,170 kamikaze drones for the strikes, and fired 2,034 rounds at the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the military reported.

According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, there have been eight combat engagements since the start of the day; the enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropped nine aerial bombs, and fired 43 rounds at the positions of our troops and populated areas, including seven rounds from multiple-launch rocket systems.

Over the past 24 hours, in the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy launched four assaults on the positions of our units in the Vovchansk area and toward the settlements of Bochkove and Volokhivka. Two clashes are still ongoing.

In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy carried out five attacks toward Radkivka and Petropavlivka.

One attempt by the invaders to advance was repelled in the Lyman sector near the settlement of Zarichne.

In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 12 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Riznykivka, Kryva Luka, and Zakytne, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Mykolaivka. Four more clashes are still ongoing.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders launched two offensives near Minkivka.

In the Kostyantynivka sector, the Defense Forces repelled 23 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Novoselivka, and Sofiivka, as well as toward the settlements of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, and Novopavlivka. Three firefights are ongoing.

The enemy carried out 27 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers attempted to advance in the areas around the settlements of Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward the settlements of Novyi Donbas, Hannivka, Shevchenko, Bilytske, Novohryshine, Myrne, Vasylivka, and Serhiivka. One firefight is still ongoing.

According to preliminary estimates, 41 occupiers were killed and 16 wounded here today; one vehicle, one artillery system, two ammunition depots, and 26 enemy personnel shelters were destroyed. Four vehicles, five artillery systems, 16 UAV control points, and 104 enemy personnel shelters were damaged. A total of 400 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or neutralized.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched one attack toward Novoe Zaporizhzhia.

In the Huliaipole sector, the Defense Forces repelled seven enemy attacks toward the settlements of Rivne, Vozdvizhivka, Tsvitkove, and in the Zaliznychne area. One engagement is still ongoing.

In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders stopped two enemy attempts to advance toward Primorske and in the Plavni area.

In the Dnipro sector, our defenders repelled one offensive by Russian invaders.

In other sectors, there have been no significant changes in the situation.

This was reported on Facebook, citing operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 10:00 p.m. on August 17, 2026.

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