[Vesti] March 17 is the 387th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
08:00 . Kherson region. During the day-76 attacks. Damaged residential areas, private and apartment buildings. One person is injured.
09:00 . Donetsk region. The Russians attacked Avdiivka with missiles. They hit in different directions,there are dead and woundedcivilians in the region. In just a day, the Russians killed two residents of the region, wounded 8 more.
11:00 am . The Slovak government approved the dispatch of 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine.
12:30 pm Kyiv region. In Kiev and the region will reduce the duration of the curfew. From March 26, it will last from 00:00 to 05:00.
13:30 . Kherson region. Russian troopsfired on Veletenskoye Belozersk community, got into a kindergarten. There are no wounded or dead.
15:00 . Donetsk region. The Russian army fired from the MLRS "Hurricane" Ukrainsk Selidov community. A woman died.
16:00 . Kherson region. The Russians have turned the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station into a military facility, for almost half a year Ukraine has no control over the station. Since last autumn, only Russian personnel have been working there, said Director General of Ukrhydroenergo Igor Sirota. At the moment, the station does not produce electricity, it is filled with explosives and weapons. The Russians set up a stronghold there. The restoration of the Kakhovskaya HPP will take years and billions of hryvnias.
18:20 Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00, the main thing:
During the day, the Russian Federation launched 19 air strikes and carried out 26 attacks from the MLRS.
Aviation of the Defense Forces delivered six strikes per day on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers.
On the Kupyansky and Limansky directions, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy does not leave attempts to capture Bakhmut, where constant positional battles continue. Our defenders repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kleshchevka and Ivanovskoye.
On the Avdievka, Maryinsky and Shakhtyorsky directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Kamenka, Nevelskoye, Avdeevka and Maryinka of the Donetsk region.
The enemy is on the defensive in the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions.
The Russian invaders, with the active support of local collaborators, are increasing the number of torture chambers in the temporarily occupied and occupied territories of Ukraine.
So, a newly created torture facility was seen in the southeastern part of Energodar, Zaporozhye region. Citizens with pro-Ukrainian views, as well as those who do not want to comply with the requirements of the local occupying so-called authorities, are subjected to severe torture there.
18:30 The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova.
19:20 The fiercest battles in the Donbas are being fought in the areas of Kremennaya, Torsky, Belogorovka, Spirny, and Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities, said the commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky.
20:00 It is reported that the first deputy head of the committee on national security, defense and intelligence, Mikhail Zabrodsky, is moving "to a high position in the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
20:40 President of Ukraine Zelensky told how the day went. In particular, he spoke about the meeting at the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander.
21:25 Kiev OVA warns of the threat of drone attacks. A similar warning was sounded in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
21:40 Air raid alert in many areas. Drone launches are reported, in addition to those previously mentioned, in the Zaporozhye direction. They also report on the work of air defense on drones in the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions.
22:00 Air raid alert already in half of the regions of Ukraine. The work of air defense in a number of areas is reported.
23:55 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down three strike UAVs , but as a result of the attack, " two UAVs hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk , there is serious damage," said the Vostok Air Command and the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. The attack was probably carried out by Shahed-131/136.
00:00 Air raid alert still pending.