17 April 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• In Crimea, there were explosions at the military airfield "Dzhankoy"
• The Russians hit Nikopol with drones and artillery: there is destruction and casualties
• 161 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia were found in Germany
• The Russian Federation struck Bilopyl: one person was injured, a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged
• Denmark announced a new military aid package for Ukraine
• GUR announced the destruction of the Mi-8 helicopter at the airfield in Samara
• Russians hit Chernihiv with ballistic missiles, killing 17 people, injuring more than 60
• GUR drones attacked the Russian over-the-horizon "Container" radar in Mordovia
• Russian peacekeeping forces began withdrawing from Karabakh, which is controlled by Azerbaijan
• Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico stated that the Russian Federation will never leave Crimea and Donbas
• Stoltenberg called on NATO members to give weapons to Ukraine instead of spending 2% of GDP on defense
• The troops of the Russian Federation are trying to break through to the outskirts of Chasovoy Yar by detours
• Germany is looking for additional air defense equipment for Ukraine
• Stoltenberg confirms that NATO has enough air defense systems to transfer part of them to Ukraine
• Biden repeatedly called on Congress to unblock aid for Ukraine
• Prime Minister of the Czech Republic: There is no reason why we will not supply 1.5 million shells to Ukraine in a year
• At the front, 71 clashes took place during the day, the largest number of attacks by the Russian Federation in the direction of Bakhmut
• The Czech Republic and Belgium are calling for new sanctions against the Russian Federation for trying to influence the EU elections
• Germany is already looking for air defense for Ukraine in the Persian Gulf states
• Russian air forces shelled Beryslav in the Kherson region, a man was injured
• Speaker of the US Congress Johnson proposes to send $61 billion to help Ukraine and provide it with ATACMS
• Biden supported Johnson's proposal to finance Ukraine
• The Russians attacked Sumyshchyna with aerial bombs and dropped mines
• President of the European Council: Aid to Ukraine is not a matter of months, but of days and weeks
• EU countries introduce new sanctions against Iran
• Prime Minister of the Netherlands: We can buy Patriot for Ukraine
• The EU summit supported the urgent delivery of air defense equipment to Ukraine
• The party of the pro-Ukrainian prime minister won the elections in Croatia, losing some ground
• The GUR reported the destruction of 4 enemy S-400 installations at the Dzhankoya airfield
• The Russians intensified their attacks in 7 directions, there were 87 skirmishes at the front
• The Armed Forces neutralized 910 occupiers and destroyed 13 artillery systems per day