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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:35 In Kharkiv region, arrivals of Russian missiles are under attack from the location of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kupyansk and Volchansk
An air alert has been declared throughout the Kharkiv region, local residents report several arrivals at military facilities in the suburbs of Kupyansk and Volchansk. Russian missiles are working on the objects of the military infrastructure of cities.
22:10 The village of Rubizhnoye in the LPR came under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the republic's representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination reported on February 17.
The shelling was carried out from 155 mm caliber guns of NATO countries. It happened at 19:00 Moscow time. There are no reports of casualties or damage.
21:36 Ukronazis in the Kupyansk directionattackedour positions by a swarm of homemade strike drones. Our fighters managed to shoot down six such drones.
21:29 Fighting in the Svatovsky direction: "Brave" burned the Ukrainian BMP. The armored car was hit and immobilized. Then there was a fire, followed by detonation of ammunition and detachment of the tower—video
21:19 Report aboutarrivalsin the Kirovsky district of Donetsk on Rutchenkovo street.
20.29 - North of Donetsk, suburb - already several arrivals. Reported by Telegram channelAGS Z Donbass
20:25 Situation as of 20:00 February 17, 2023. Battle forBakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin said that “the settlement of Paraskoviyevka is completely under the control of Wagner PMC units. Despite the blockade of ammunition, despite heavy losses and bloody battles, the guys completely occupied the entire territory of Paraskovievka. Thank them! Heroes!
The liberation of Paraskoviyivka, which was an important tactical hub in the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, significantly improves the position of the assault detachments in the north of Bakhmut.
Clearing the triangle Krasnaya Gora - Podgorodnoye - Paraskoviyivka will increase pressure on Berkhovka, where fighting has been going on for the past few days, and confidently gain a foothold in the northern regions of Bakhmut.
Control over Berkhovka, as well as the neighboring village of Yagodnoye, may leave the Armed Forces of Ukraine without the northern supply routes, which currently pass through the Berkhovka-Khromovo line. In the future, this will seriously affect the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the defense of Bakhmut.
19:57 Assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" took control of the settlement of Paraskovievka north of Bakhmut, reportedPrigogine.
19:32 Kirovsky district of Donetsk is again undershellingAPU. Ukrainian fascists fired 5 shells with a caliber of 155 mm from the village of Desired First.
19:00 Situation as of 19:00 February 17, 2023. Soledarskoedirection
To the north of Bakhmut, the assault detachments of PMC “Wagner” were able to advance deep into Paraskovievka from the south at night thanks to the simultaneous attack on Berkhovka from two sides and pinning down Ukrainian units.
At the same time, the advance of Russian troops began in the direction of Orekhovo-Vasilevka and Dubovo-Vasilevka with the support of artillery and MLRS, as well as assault and army aviation.
Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold back the border with all possible forces. In the Bakhmut area, in the coming days, the transfer of armored personnel carriers from the Ugledarsky site, which was in the reserve of the Ukrainian group, is expected.
In addition, by March 1, two battalions (about 800 people) from the 116 mechanized brigade of the newly created army corps are planned to be transferred by rail to Krasnoye and Bakhmut.
Positional battles continue in Bakhmut. Ukrainian formations are firing at the areas of advance of the "Wagnerites" with the help of artillery and Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.
In the south-west of Bakhmut, fierce fighting is going on on the outskirts of Krasnoe. Both sides use cannon and rocket artillery. On the section of the highway to Konstantinovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a counterattack, pushing back the assault detachments, the road is still in the “gray zone”.
Personnel were rotated at the strongholds in Chasov Yar. Units of the 42nd separate consolidated battalion arrived in the combat area, which are equipping facilities for the defense of the city.
18:28 Attack quadcopters of the 9th Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 9th Regiment of the NM DPR) attacked the enemy, destroying a Ukrainian militant -video
18:25 Ukrainian punishers continue shelling the Kyiv region of Donetsk. From the settlement Lastochkino APUreleased5 shells with a caliber of 155 mm.
17:43 Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the city of Shebekino, Belgorod region of Russia, from mortars -video
17:24 Ukrainian gangs againfired uponpeaceful areas of Donetsk. The enemy fired 3 shells of 155 mm caliber from the settlement Thin. in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
16:58 - Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk - it is reported aboutarrivals.
16:35 Situation onconditionat 16.00 February 17, 2023 Starobelsk direction.
There are no significant changes in the Kupyansky section. Along the front line from Kamenka to Stelmahovka, artillery and mortar strikes are being exchanged.
The Ukrainian command expects the resumption of the offensive of the RF Armed Forces. In the event of the loss of Kupyansk and the surrounding area, the engineers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing a line of defense to the west of the city, digging ditches and trenches with construction equipment.
Artillery guns were deployed to the Dvurechnaya-Kupyansk line, and the 63rd howitzer battalion of the 3rd detachment was deployed to the west of Dvurechnaya. The reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conduct reconnaissance of the positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation using the Leleka-100 UAV and the Mavik-3 and Matrice-300 copters.
Terodefense reinforcements have been transferred to Sinkovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are expecting an assault on the village from Liman 1st and Olshan.
Positional battles are going on in the Limansky sector. Yesterday, the forces of the 2nd battalion of the 66th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to recapture the lost positions in the direction of Ploshchanka, but the offensive was repulsed. The 66th brigade lost two killed and ten wounded.
There are no changes in the Lisichansky section. In the vicinity of Seversk, 90 and 122 battalions of the 81 airmobile brigade operate. In the area of the Seversk agglomeration, fortifications are being prepared before the onset of Russian troops.
15:58 The city of Shebekino, Belgorod region, came under the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to preliminary data, there is a victim - a woman in serious condition -informedgovernor.
15:35 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction of the settlement. Kurakhovo - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 5 shells firedcaliber155 mm.
15:05 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the specialmilitaryth operation by the current hour of February 17, 2023
In the Kherson direction, up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 12 vehicles, two Akatsia self-propelled howitzers, as well as one HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system were destroyed in a day as a result of fire damage.
In addition, two depots with ammunition of the 124th and 129th territorial defense brigades were hit near the city of Kherson and the settlement of Vyshetarasovka, Dnepropetrovsk region.
Army aviation, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 24 hours inflicted defeat on 97 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 106 districts.
Russian air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Nikolskoe, Kherson region.
In addition, during the day, nine unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Golikovo, Preobrazhennoye, Kuzemovka, Ploschanka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Orlinskoye, Volodino and Aleksandrovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, and three rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and one anti-radar missile were intercepted HARM.
14:50 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction of the settlement. Thin - Donetsk (Kiev region): 3 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired.DNR SCKK.
14:15 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to hold a specialmilitaryoperations.
In the Kupyansk direction, the active actions of units, artillery fire, strikes by assault and army aviation of the "Western" group of troops defeated the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Liman Pervy, Berestovoe of the Kharkov region and Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic.
During the day, up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and six vehicles were destroyed in this direction.
In the Krasno-Limansk direction, as a result of the enemy’s fire engagement by the “Center” group of troops in the areas of the settlements of Terny of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Stelmahovka, Nevskoe and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People’s Republic, about 90 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, and an installation of MLRS were destroyed. Grad" and two self-propelled howitzers "Acacia".
Up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as two D-30 and one D-20 howitzers were destroyed in the course of offensive operations and artillery fire from the Southern Group of Forces in the Donetsk direction.
An ammunition depot of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on Ukrainian units in the areas of the settlements of Vugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic, Olgovskoe and Magdalinovka of the Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, an Uragan MLRS installation, two D-20 howitzers, and an M777 artillery system made in the USA.
In addition, an ammunition depot of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Ugledar.
13:40 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction: n.p. Karlovka - Donetsk (Kiev and Kuibyshevsky regions): 6 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired.DNR SCKK
13:32 APUattackedBryansk International Airport - the second time in the last two days. A group of drones with explosives was launched towards the Bryansk airport today. The UAVs flew at low altitude, but this did not prevent our air defense from detecting and shooting them down in a timely manner.
12:51 Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU in the direction of the settlement. Avdiivka and N. p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired.
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12:48 Gvardeyka district of Donetskhas undergoneregular shelling from the APU.
12:17 The territory of the DPR has once again been subjected toshellingfrom the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from N. p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kiev region): 6 shells fired with a caliber of 155 mm
and from n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts): 16 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired. JCCC.
12:06 Under fire from the Nazis Kyiv district. From n.p. thinreleased3 shells with a caliber of 155 mm.
11:34 Soldiers of the OBTF "Cascade" attacked the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with two drones "Lancet" -video
11:24 Kirovsky district of Donetsk continues to be subjected toshellingby the Ukronazis.
11:15 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions: n.p. Karlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts): 8 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; n.p. Thin - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): 4 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired.DNR SCKK
11:12 Tonight, at the location of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Antonovka, an artillery strike was inflicted, as a result of which: 18 Nazis were destroyed; 12 - were wounded, 7 units. automotive equipment - disabled
11:09 In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy’s DRG of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was successfully destroyed -video
10:52 The operator of the anti-tank missile system of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion (formerly 3 Special Forces of the NM DPR) eliminated the enemy target with an accurate hit of the ATGM in the enemy tank -video
10:31 RF Armed Forces successfully eliminated a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle with fire from an anti-tank system in the Svatovsky direction -video
10:15 Under fire Kyiv district of Donetsk. From n.p. Slim Nazisreleasedin peaceful neighborhoods 4 shells with a caliber of 155 mm.
09:54 Colorful footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian tank by soldiers of the 58th separate special-purpose battalion of the NM DPR. The car was destroyed from the ATGM -video
09:34 Chronicle of blows and mutualshellingin the NWO zone for the night from February 16 to February 17, 2023
In the early morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the Balaklava TPP in Sevastopol with a drone, but the air defense intercepted the device on approach.
Russian troops worked on targets in the border regions of Popovka, Bachevsk and Partizansk in the Sumy region, as well as in Veterinary, Svetlichny and Volchansk in the Kharkov region.
Late in the evening, the RF Armed Forces launched several missile attacks on Kharkov: one of the shells hit the target near the plant named after. Malyshev.
In the Starobelsky direction, Russian troops worked on enemy positions in Novomlynsk, Dvurechnaya, Kucherovka, Stelmahovka and Nevsky.
On the Bakhmutsky (Artemovsky) direction, the RF Armed Forces hit targets in Bakhmut, Veseloe, Razdolovka, Krasnoy, Predtechino and the vicinity of Disputed.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops attacked the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdeevka, Krasnogorovka, Georgievka and on the western outskirts of Maryinka.
The enemy, in turn, fired at Donetsk, Makeevka and Mineralnoye.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, enemy manpower accumulations in Ugledar, Novomikhailovka, Bogoyavlenka and Bolshaya Novoselka were hit.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Orekhovo, Zaliznychny, Gulyaipole and Kamensky.
On the southern sector of the front, Russian troops worked on the objects of the Ukrainian army in Kherson, Antonovka and Tokarevka.
08:57 Operation of the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of grouping [V] on the remaining enemy strongholds in the suburbs of Ugledar —video
08:53 ZVO scouts are actively using anti-drone guns and drones to achieve success in the Kremensk direction -video
“We are now reconnoitering the front line of the enemy for their rotation, movement. We identify targets, give them to artillery, AGS. And we are also correcting their work,” said the UAV operator.
08:51 Summaryon the morning of February 17, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces carried out missile strikes on targets in Kharkov, Ochakovo, Odessa, Pavlograd, Poltava, Kirovograd and Lvov regions. The Iskander OTRK was used, false air targets are actively used.
In the direction of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), PMC "Wagner" are fighting fierce battles north of the city in the area of the highway to Slavyansk.
From the Ugledar attack, information was received that our offensive was bogged down due to the transfer of reserves by the enemy and the continuous mining of the area.
In the Maryinsky direction, the coverage of the settlement begins to give results. from the north and south, the enemy positions are gradually crushed.
The enemy is fortifying positions around the clock in the Kharkov and Kupyansk directions.
Yesterday, two settlements in the Belgorod region were shelled. civilian injured
In the DPR, the enemy fired 119 shells at six cities, a civilian was wounded.
The Kherson region was shelled.
At night, data was received on the work of air defense in the Crimea
Thus, over the past 24 hours, the enemy has been taking measures to inflict fire damage on our troops, intensively strengthening its defenses. There were no significant changes in the front line.
08:10 Frontlinesummaryon the morning of 17.02.2023
In the direction of Kherson, Russian artillery activated in a wide area along the LBS. Under fire, in addition to Kherson, were Beregovoe, Tokarevka, Ivanovka, Tyaginka, Lvov, Kozatskoe, Berislav, Zmeevka, Kachkarovka, Gavrilovka and Zolotaya Balka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack in the Kalanchak area. This is a deep rear.
On the Ugoldar sector of the RF Armed Forces, offensive operations were carried out near Novosyolka and Prechistovka. They also tried to move south and east of the city itself. Also under fire were Novopol, Vremovka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Zolotaya Niva and Novoukrainka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine beat Nikolsky.
On the Donetsk front, with the support of artillery, the RF Armed Forces launched an attack on Novomikhailovka and Pervomaiskoye. On the ground, they tried to advance in the Vodyany area. After a massive shelling, the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka was attacked from the southeast and east. Artillery hit Pobeda, the western part of Maryinka, Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelsky, Kamenka and Veseloy. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out rocket attacks on Donetsk, Mineralny and Enakievo.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian army again counterattacked in the area of Ivanovsky and somewhat pushed the PMC "Wagner" away from the highway to Konstantinovka. Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Klescheevka and Kurdyumovka. "Orchestra" made an attempt to break through to Dyleevka. They fired at Predtechino, Stupochki and Chasov Yar. To the north of Bakhmut, Wagner continues to attack the garrison of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which does not want to leave Paraskovyivka. To the north of Soledar, the Wagner PMC, after shelling, conducted assault operations in the direction of Fedorovka. The Armed Forces held their positions. Russian artillery hits neighboring Vasyukovka and Rozdolovka. And to the northeast, she fired at Vyemka, Controversial and Novoselovka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops attacked Belogorovka from the southeast and carried out offensive operations in the Serebryansky forest from Shipilovka. And much to the north they attacked at Gryanovka.
08:09 Per day on the territory of the DPRwounded1 person - Headquarters TerO DNR
Over the past day, from 00:00 on February 16 to 00:00 on February 17, 1 person was wounded as a result of shelling of the VFU in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.
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