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2025-04-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 17, 2025
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.59 Representatives of Ukraine, Europe and the United States launched a new format of negotiations in Paris today on how to achieve an end to the war and sustainable peace. The next meeting should take place soon. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak on the air of Unified News.
22:44 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov "spoke on the phone for the first time" with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the press service of the US State Department.
22.12 US President Donald Trump expects the Russian Federation to make a decision to end the war in Ukraine this week. He stated this during a conversation with journalists at the White House.
21.37 US President Donald Trump does not hold Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky responsible for the Russian invasion. However, in his opinion, the latter "did not do enough" to prevent the war. The head of the American state said this while talking to journalists at the White House.
20.49 In the Kherson region, as a result of massive Russian attacks on April 17, four people were killed and at least 17 were wounded. The Russian army used aircraft, artillery and drones. This was reported by the Kherson regional prosecutor's office.
20.46 On Thursday evening, April 17, the Russian army launched an attack on Nikolaev with an unknown drone. This was reported by the head of the Nikolaev regional military administration, Vitaly Kim.
20.28 Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators have discovered and destroyed a Russian Marine Corps observation post in Kursk region. One of the liquidated Russian aggressors had staged footage, which Russian propaganda has presented as "the destruction of a column of the Ukrainian Defense Forces." This was reported by the SOF on its Facebook page on Thursday, April 17.
19:43 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has received intelligence data on China's supply of gunpowder and artillery to Russia, as well as on the production of some weapons by representatives of the PRC directly on the territory of the Russian Federation. The head of state noted this during a briefing.
19:00 Moscow hopes for "a manifestation of the search for a peaceful Ukrainian settlement" at the negotiations between representatives of the US, Ukraine and European countries in Paris. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a commentary to Russian media. At the same time, he pretended not to understand why European capitals "have suddenly turned into war hawks" while Moscow and Washington "are talking about peace."
18:29 Germany has delivered another batch of military aid to Ukraine. This is evidenced by updated data on the website of the German government. The Ukrainian military received self-propelled guns, air defense missiles, drones of various types, thousands of shells, dozens of armored vehicles and other equipment.
17.16 The United States has again voted against the UN General Assembly resolution, which mentioned condemnation of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine. The text of the resolution "does not contribute to advancing the cause of peace," noted the US representative to the UN, Jonathan Schrier.
16.48 Since the beginning of the current day, 79 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The Russian occupation forces have concentrated their main efforts in the Pokrovsk area. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00.
16.26 The aggressor country Russia is preparing to launch new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting with energy workers.
15.38 In recent weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated about 16 square kilometers of territory in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky. According to him, this concerns the areas of the settlements of Udachnoye, Kotlino, and Shevchenko.
14:45 The Ukrainian delegation held its first multilateral meeting in Paris with representatives of Great Britain, Germany and France. This was reported by the President's Office. The implementation of a complete ceasefire in Ukraine and the involvement of a multinational military contingent to ensure security were discussed.
14.39 In Dnepr, as a result of Russian shelling at night, buildings of a higher medical education institution and dormitories were seriously damaged. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health.
Thus, according to preliminary data, in one of the educational buildings, which has the status of an architectural monument, as a result of a direct hit, half of the roof was destroyed, and the floor slabs of the fourth floor collapsed. In another building, all the windows were knocked out, and the classrooms were damaged. They are unsuitable for teaching.
Four dormitories were also damaged. In one of them, after a direct hit from a drone, part of the building was destroyed, the roof was damaged, and the windows were knocked out. In other dormitories, almost 100% of the windows were knocked out.
13.13 Law enforcement officers have exposed three new schemes for evading mobilization in the Odessa region. Among those detained are the general director of a psychiatric medical center and his two deputies, who issued fictitious certificates of mental disorders for $20,000. This was reported by the SBU press service.
13:00 Since the beginning of 2025, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have destroyed 4,910 artillery systems of the Russian army. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky. According to him, thanks to the professional work of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, since January 2024, a year and less than four months later, the Russian army has lost almost 18 thousand artillery systems (17,960).
12:59 President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed condolences to the families of those killed during the attacks of Russian "shahids" on the city of Dnipro and called on partners to increase assistance to Ukraine and put pressure on the killers. He wrote about this in Telegram.
12:45 Russian aviation struck the Central District of Kherson at about 10:30 on June 17. This was reported by the head of the Main Military Aviation Service Roman Mrochko. According to him, a 15-year-old child was seriously injured - a mine-explosive injury and an open craniocerebral injury. Doctors are currently fighting for his life. Two men, born in 1997 and 1966, also sought medical attention. Both suffered mine-explosive injuries. Further examination is currently ongoing.
According to the head of the Kherson Special Military Aviation Service Alexander Prokudin, a man was killed as a result of Russian air strikes on the Central District of Kherson. The relevant services are establishing the identity of the deceased.
12:33 The International Nuclear Safety Agency (IAEA) group working at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has heard explosions at different distances almost daily over the past week, as well as periodic shots. This was stated by the Director General of the Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi, as reported on the IAEA website. Also, over the past week, air raid sirens have sounded almost every day at the South Ukrainian and Chernobyl NPPs.
10:34 Next year, high defense spending is expected. There are several options for where to find the money. This was stated by Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko during a CES discussion.
"Despite talk of possible peace talks, we do not see reliable signs that next year's budget will be free of significant military spending," he said.
9:36 In Kherson, on the morning of April 17, a Russian drone attacked an ambulance in the Dniprovsky district. A 65-year-old paramedic and a 61-year-old driver were injured. This was reported by the Kherson OVA.
8:55 There have been 125 combat contacts on the frontline in the past 24 hours. Most often, the Russians attacked the Limanskoye, Toretskoye, Pokrovskoe and Novopavlovskoye directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 17.
8:31 In the Sumy region, a fire broke out on the territory of an agricultural enterprise as a result of an attack by Russian attack drones. This was reported by the head of the Sumy Regional Military District Mykhailo Melnyk. Agricultural machinery and administrative buildings were damaged. There were no casualties.
8:14 The death toll as a result of the Russian attack on the city of Dnepr on the evening of April 16 has increased to three, 28 people were injured. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
7:50 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Army has lost 1,230 soldiers, 3 air defense systems and 170 vehicles on the frontline. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:05 Drones have again attacked the deployment point of the 112th Guards Missile Brigade, involved in the strike on Sumy. Explosions have thundered in the city of Shuya in the Ivanovo region of the Russian Federation, where the brigade is stationed. Social networks are publishing footage of landings and fires.
02:22 The number of victims in Dnepr has risen to 28 people. 15 houses have been damaged. Among them are two historical and architectural monuments.
0:30 Russian troops have attacked Dnepr with Shaheds. A girl and an older woman were killed. 16 people were injured, including three children.
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