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More than 1,015 child casualties have been confirmed across Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, As of the morning of July 17, 2022, the official number of children killed in the war stood unchanged, at 353. Also, 662 children were wounded. Read also: First Lady says child victim of Vinnytsia strike starred in her Christmas videoThe numbers are not final, as efforts are underway to verify data coming from hostility zones, the temporarily captured and liberated territories. It is noted that the largest number of affected children was recorded in…

Since the beginning of the all-out Russian invasion, the Kharkiv region has been increasing its defense capabilities every day, with fortification works being carried out in the region, fighters undergoing training, and weapons being upgraded. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Since February 24, we have been increasing the defense capabilities of the Kharkiv region every day. And we are not going to stop until we finally drive the enemy out of our land," he said. According to him, this concerns not only fortifications, but also strengthening the personnel…

Paratroopers of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces have hit two Russian tanks on the eastern front. According to Ukrinform, the public liaisons service of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces said this in a Facebook post. "The operators of Stugna ATGM systems of the 80th Air Assault Brigade had a successful harvest today. They hit two enemy tanks on the eastern front," the report reads. From February 24 to July 16, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated about 38,140 Russian soldiers and destroyed 1,677 enemy tanks.

An enemy rocket has damaged seven buildings and two infrastructure facilities in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post and published photos of the destruction. "Seven residential buildings and two infrastructure facilities were damaged - these are the final consequences of yesterday's attack on Kramatorsk. This time, the Russians used a Tornado-S missile with a high-explosive fragmentation charge against civilians. Attacks on cities in the relative rear are a deliberate choice of the Russians, who seek to sow panic. Kramatorsk is a special target, because it…

Two bodies were removed from the rubble in Nikopol, where apartment blocks were destroyed as a result of Russia’s attack. "The rescuers have just removed the bodies of two people killed by enemy shelling from the rubble of a house in Nikopol. One injured woman is now in hospital. Doctors assess her condition as average," Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, the Russian military fired a total of 53 rockets from Grad systems in the morning. "Russia opened a portal to hell for itself. And there is no way back," Reznichenko…

As of the morning of July 16, 353 children were killed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. "According to the official information of the juvenile prosecutors, 353 children were killed and more than 662 children were injured," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. As noted, these numbers are not final as efforts are being made to establish casualties in areas of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, most children were affected in Donetsk region – 353, Kharkiv region – 191, Kyiv region – 116, Chernihiv region – 68,…

The Russians have been aiming to capture a strategically important road for them for more than two months, but they are still unable to establish control over several kilometers of this road. "The occupying forces continue to launch artillery strikes with subsequent assault attempts, launch rocket and airstrikes. During July 15, the enemy launched four rocket strikes, three artillery attacks, and five more long mortar attacks on populated localities near Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway and around them," Serhiy Haidai, Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted on Facebook. In particular, airstrikes were launched on Verkhniokamyanske and Bilohorivka. A missile and airstrike…

Ukraine’s law enforcement officers have registered more than 23,300 crimes of aggression and war crimes committed by Russian military in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion started. The press service of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office said in a Telegram post. In particular, according to the PGO, Russian military committed 23,370 crimes of aggression and war crimes, including violations of the laws and customs of war, planning, preparing or waging a war, war propaganda, and other crimes. Law enforcement officers also registered 11,270 crimes against the national security, crimes related to the encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of…

This morning Ukraine’s artillery unit has destroyed an enemy ammunition depot located near Volodymyrivka, Donetsk Region. The relevant statement was made by the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “This morning, thanks to the coordinated actions, Ivan Vyhovsky’s fighters have destroyed an enemy ammunition depot near Volodymyrivka,” the report states. A reminder that, on July 14, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russia’s headquarters and barracks in Nova Maiachka, Kherson Region. Photo: illustrative mk

  Ukraine receives a lot of weapons from Western partners. However, they began to express concern about whether these weapons are being smuggled to the “black market”. About “concerns” about the possibility of further smuggling of weapons that Ukraine receives from Western partners, with reference to three “sources” wrote the Financial Times. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov denied such accusations. “We must survive. Now we have no motive to take weapons out of Ukraine,” Oleksiy Reznikov said. He also added that several of Ukraine's allies sent their representatives to check the circulation of the weapons they provided. The Minister of…