Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:26 Russians shelled Mirnohrad in Donetsk region - one person was killed, four were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
15:14 Cyber ​​specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense together with the hacker group VO Team paralyzed the work of an enterprise developing nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation. In particular, as a result of the attack on the only provider in the city of Snezhinsk in the Chelyabinsk region - the Vega company - its 1173 switches and ten servers were disabled. The information on the Vega servers was destroyed. A number of strategic enterprises of the city have been without Internet and communication services for almost a week. Among them is the All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics - a developer of nuclear weapons. In addition, the attack made it possible to obtain personal data of employees and an array of other documents of the said plant.
13:47 Zelensky reported that he heard Syrsky's report: "First - Toretskoye and Pokrovskoe directions. Over the past day, dozens of Russian assaults on our positions. But our soldiers and units are doing everything to destroy the occupier and repel the assaults. The situation is under control."
"The second is the operation in the Kursk region. As of this morning, there is a replenishment of the exchange fund for our state. General Syrsky also reported on the strengthening of the positions of our forces in the Kursk region and the expansion of the stabilized territory. The third is to provide our actions with weapons and strong decisions. We are working on new support packages for our state from partners. We are determining priority points. The main thing is to limit the Russian offensive potential and our long-range capabilities. We are preparing relevant instructions for Ukrainian diplomats," the president said.
12:00 Zelensky showed weapons of Ukrainian production. "At sea: Neptune, Sea Baby, MAGURA V5. On land: Bogdana, Stugna, Korsar. In the air: Bober, Morok, Lyuty. Our Ukrainian developments, which cleanse the Black Sea, give strength to our state and destroy Russian potential," the president noted.
11:51 The Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region has disrupted secret talks with Russia on a partial ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper's sources, Kiev and Moscow were supposed to send delegations to Doha (Qatar) this month to negotiate a historic agreement that would stop attacks on energy and energy infrastructure on both sides. But the meeting did not take place due to Ukraine's unexpected invasion of the Kursk region. Russia did not cancel the talks immediately, but said it "needed time."
11:33 The Wall Street Journal writes that the United States does not share intelligence with Ukraine about targets in Russia, so as not to be considered a party facilitating the Ukrainian offensive. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces used American equipment during the Kursk operation. In particular, according to the publication, Ukrainian units entered Russia in American Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles. Due to the mined ground and drones in the south and east of Ukraine, Western equipment is limited in its use, but in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops advanced practically without resistance.
The WSJ also writes that in order to avoid weakening the front line, Ukraine sent a significant number of troops from its reserve forces to Russia. Russia, in turn, withdrew several brigades from Ukraine, totaling up to 5,000 troops. However, as the newspaper notes, Russia may need more forces to stop the Ukrainian offensive.
09:37 The number of victims as a result of the morning Russian attack on the city of Sumy has risen to two, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
09:25 The Times writes that the US has banned Ukraine from launching British long-range Storm Shadow missiles at Russia due to the Biden administration's concerns about escalating the war. According to the publication's sources in the British government, London has been waiting for US approval for more than a month before giving the Ukrainians permission, but no response has been received. According to the sources, approval of the strikes "requires consensus from allies, including the US, France and a third NATO country that has not been disclosed."
09:19 At night, Russians attacked the village of Kazachya Lopan, Dergachiv community, Kharkiv region, one person died, reported the chairman of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:14 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on August 16 - in Toretsk and Vremenny Yar. Another two people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA Chairman Vadim Filashkin.
08:46 Air defense destroyed all 14 Shahed-type attack UAVs in Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kyiv regions at night, the air force reported. In addition, the enemy struck the city of Sumy with an Iskander-K cruise missile.
08:30 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six people were injured, including one child, reported the chairman of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin. Critical infrastructure facilities, educational institutions, one multi-story and 22 private houses, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
08:23 In the morning, Russians launched a missile strike on Sumy, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. MVA Chief Alexey Drozdenko specified that the strike was in the area of ​​Svobody Avenue.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 17:
- personnel - about 598,180 (+1230) people,
- tanks - 8501 (+5),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,473 (+12),
- artillery systems - 16,985 (+58),
- MLRS - 1160 (+1),
- air defense systems - 923 (+1),
- aircraft - 367 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 13,714 (+55),
- cruise missiles - 2432 (+3),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 22,913 (+65),
- special equipment - 2844 (+15).