The Russian Defence Ministry said on the 17th that over the previous day Russian forces seized eight populated localities in Kharkiv and other areas and struck Ukrainian transport infrastructure, UAV storage sites and temporary deployment points. It said air defences shot down 654 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and one HIMARS rocket; the Black Sea Fleet destroyed one Ukrainian naval drone in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian General Staff said on the 17th that its air force, missile troops and artillery

The Russian Defence Ministry said on the 17th that over the previous day Russian forces seized eight populated localities in Kharkiv and other areas and struck Ukrainian transport infrastructure, UAV storage sites and temporary deployment points. It said air defences shot down 654 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and one HIMARS rocket; the Black Sea Fleet destroyed one Ukrainian naval drone in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian General Staff said on the 17th that its air force, missile troops and artillery struck Russian troop concentrations and drone command posts, destroying one tank, two armoured vehicles and 1,396 drones.