The Russian Defence Ministry said on the 17th its forces achieved three
significant gains in Donetsk region: in Konstantinovka they seized 96 buildings;
in Lyman they captured six defensive positions and 61 buildings and destroyed
Ukraine's last local supply artery, the Mayaky crossing on the Siverskyi Donets;
they also took control of one populated settlement. Ukraine's General Staff said
on the 17th there were 237 engagements over the previous day and that Ukrainian
forces repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions. Ukraine said its air
force, missile troops and artillery struck 11 Russian personnel assembly areas,
three artillery pieces and one command post, and reported shooting down 2,052
Russian drones.
