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Russia attacks 10 Ukrainian regions in one day: 2 people killed, 1 wounded

17 October, 2023 Tuesday
14:04

Over the past day, the Russian army fired at 10 regions of Ukraine with various types of weapons. Two people were killed and one injured in Donetsk region

These data were provided by the regional military administrations.

In the Chernihiv region, 4 attacks (44 explosions) were recorded over the day with artillery, mortars, and multiple rocket launchers. The Russian troops also used unguided aerial missiles. 3 districts of the region were under fire. No casualties were reported.

At night, Russian forces fired mortar shells at Krasnopil community in Sumy region. Two explosions were recorded. There were no consequences. 

Yesterday, during the day, the Russian army launched 3 mortar attacks.10 explosions were recorded in two communities of the region.

The Russian invaders made 86 attacks in Zaporizhzhia region. 78 artillery shellings took place on the territory of 8 frontline settlements.

Russia fired 6 times from multiple rocket launchers at 3 settlements, and attacked 2 more populated areas with drones. There were 13 reports of destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure. No people were injured.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, yesterday morning, the invaders attacked the Marhanets community of Nikopol district. They shelled one of the villages there with heavy artillery. In the evening, Russia also fired at Nikopol itself and sent two kamikaze drones at the city. People survived.

In the Kharkiv region, 4 settlements of 3 districts came under artillery and mortar fire.

In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled about 15 Russian attacks in the vicinity of Synkivka and Ivanivka yesterday.

Russia launched an airstrike in the area of Synkivka.

About 15 localities were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling. 2 more localities suffered air strikes.

Artillery shelling in Vovchansk damaged the administrative building of the veterinary clinic and a garage. No casualties were reported.

In Pidlyman village of Izium district, a house was damaged as a result of shelling from multiple rocket launchers.

In the Luhansk region, the Russian troops fired from the air at Serebryansky forest and the territory of 2 villages. Four KAB-500 aircraft bombs exploded in the settlements. No people were hit.

3 more populated areas came under artillery and mortar fire.

Russia made 129 attacks (563 shells) over the day.

In the Donetsk region, 7 localities came under fire. Six residential buildings and a dormitory were damaged. Two people were killed and one was injured.

At night in the Mykolaiv region, air defense forces destroyed a missile, previously an Kh-59 type.

In Odesa region, air defense destroyed 6 Russian attack drones at night. In Odesa, the wreckage of the downed Shahed drone fell in the area of the yacht club. Private property was damaged: a sailing school, a hangar and several civilian boats. No one was killed or injured.

Over the last day, the Russian forces fired 32 times at Kherson region (158 shells). A hospital in Beryslav was damaged as a result of the attack. No civilians were killed or injured.

On the morning of October 17, the Russian troops attacked a village near Kherson, injuring a man.

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