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As a result of Russian aggression, two civilians were killed and ten more were wounded in Donetsk region on July 17. Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. “The Russians killed two civilians in Donetsk region: in Avdiivka and Novyi Donbas. Another ten were wounded," he wrote. Read also: Number of Ukrainian children injured due to Russian aggression rises to 666 Overall, 625 civilians have been killed and 1,608 injured in Donetsk region since February 24. He noted that it is currently impossible to determine the exact number of victims…

Russian munition stocks are exploding in the Nova Kakhovka community, Kherson region. Serhii Khlan, a member of the Kherson Regional Council, said in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. “Explosions have been heard in the Nova Kakhovka community since the very morning," the report reads. These are enemy's munitions burning and exploding, he wrote. Read also: Ukrainian forces destroy enemy's ammunition depot in Kherson region As Ukrinform reported, on July 17, 2022, the Ukrainian military eliminated 36 Russian troops in the temporarily occupied areas of Mykolaiv region, as well as two Pantsit-S1 self-propelled missile systems, three strategic and operations control vehicles,…

A total of 23,711 crimes of aggression and war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram. According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, a total of 23,711 crimes of aggression and war crimes committed by the Russian military have been registered, namely those related to the breaking of laws and customs of war, as well as planning, preparing for, starting and waging an aggressive war, propaganda of war, etc. In addition, law enforcement officers registered 11,429 crimes against national security, namely those related…

Russian troops struck Zaporizhzhia region with multiple launch rocket systems, fires broke out in the fields. "Around 14:00-15:00, a series of explosions were heard in the regional center. The enemy is firing MLRS at some localities on the contact line," the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration posted on Facebook. According to preliminary information, there are no killed or injured. The infrastructure was not destroyed. Fires broke out in several fields. As reported, on July 16, the Russians shelled Ukrainian military positions in Zaporizhzhia direction 61 times. ol

Police officers document the consequences of rocket attacks on Kyivsky district of Kharkiv city, where shells hit the private sector and a five-story building. "On the night of July 17, the enemy shelled the Kyivsky district of Kharkiv city, the police document the consequences of the rocket attacks. Shells hit the private sector and a five-story industrial building. A fire broke out in the territory of the building, the windows and the facade were damaged," the press service of the National Police posted on Facebook. It is also noted that officers of the investigative and operative group of the Kharkiv…

In Zaporizhzhia direction, a 19-year-old soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed an enemy Su-25 fighter jet. "A conscript of the National Guard of Ukraine, who is only 19 years old, executes combat missions, protecting the Ukrainian skies in Zaporizhzhia direction, and mercilessly beats the enemy in the air by his faithful ‘friend’ Igla MANPADS," the National Guard of Ukraine posted on Facebook. Ukrainians have already nicknamed the National Guard member "Zaporizhzhia avenger" on social networks. On July 16, around 22:00, the military shot down a cruise missile. "And already on the morning of the next day, he replenished…

Pope Francis has called on the international community to make efforts to end the war in Ukraine, assuring his closeness to the Ukrainians who suffer from missile attacks every day. Pope Francis said this during the Sunday Angelus in the Vatican, Ukrinform reports, citing Vatican News. "I am always close to the tormented Ukraine, which is struck by a rain of missiles every day. […] How can anyone not understand that war only creates destruction and death, driving people apart and killing truth and dialogue I pray and hope that all international actors will really work to resume negotiations, not…

Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine has become a major reason behind a slowing global economic recovery and was strongly condemned by many participants in the G20 meeting of finance ministers held in Bali. According to Ukrinform, Indonesia's G20 presidency said this in a statement following the meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held on July 15-16 with the participation of a number of invited international organizations and other countries, including Ukraine. "Many [G20] members agreed that the recovery of the global economy has slowed and is facing a major setback as a result of Russia's war…

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk on the eighth anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 said that all war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine must be thoroughly investigated. According to Ukrinform, Stefanchuk said this in a Facebook post. "Eight years ago, the Russians shot down flight MH17 in the sky over Donbas. Even then, the world saw the true face of Russia and understood that human life is worth nothing for the Russian Federation," Stefanchuk said. According to Stefanchuk, the aggressor did not stop and decided that they could continue killing, stage missile terror, shell…

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed the enemy's ammunition depot and headquarters in the Kherson region, which Russian forces had set up at the Chaika sanatorium on the Black Sea coast. Kherson Regional Council deputy Serhii Khlan said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "Kherson region. In Lazurne, on the seashore, at the Chaika sanatorium, the Russians set up an ammunition depot, headquarters, and barracks. Tonight, all this vanished, because the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the target accurately," he wrote. Locals say that "it burned very well and detonated for a long time," Khlan said.