17 June 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russians fought in Nikopol region: they damaged houses and power lines
• At night, the Russian army attacked a border community in the Sumy region
• A Russian drone targeted a car in the Kherson region, one person was killed
• GUR drones attacked military facilities in three regions of the Russian Federation at night
• In the morning, the Russians attacked in 8 directions
• The European Union extended for one year the sanctions for the annexation of Crimea by Russia
• The Russians attacked Poltava region with rockets, 12 were wounded, among them children
• Half of the battles per day took place in the Pokrovsky direction
• Japan will provide $188 million to Ukrainian businesses
• Multinational military exercises have begun in Moldova
• Russia withdraws from the dispute between Australia and the Netherlands in the case of the downing of MH17
• Stoltenberg: More than 20 NATO members have achieved defense spending of 2% of GDP
• Stoltenberg: Putin's visit to the DPRK is evidence of his dependence on authoritarian countries
• The Ministry of Defense of Canada stated that the sending of instructors to Ukraine is not timely
• The White House is concerned about deepening relations between Russia and North Korea
• The Armed Forces neutralized 1,230 invaders and 16 tanks in a day