[Korrespondent] 22.51 Europe may offer US President Donald Trump help in protecting the Strait of Hormuz from Iran if he agrees to provide all necessary support for Ukraine. This was stated by the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, reports Politico.
20.42 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have expanded their capabilities to launch strikes deep into Russia. This was stated by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu during a meeting in the Ural Federal District, the Russian propaganda media outlet TASS reports.
19.26 The city of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region continues to collapse under daily attacks by the Russian army, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
18.57 A strategic reserve for Ukrainian companies to accumulate equipment for next winter will be created within the framework of the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal on Telegram, following the results of the "energy Ramstein" in Brussels.
17.44 From the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, the Russian invaders organized 217 assaults on the front , which is more than three times higher than the previous day's figure as of this time. Such data was published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17.22 The authorities of the Russian city of St. Petersburg announced the shutdown of mobile internet in the city "for security reasons." This was reported by the St. Petersburg Committee for Informatization and Communications.
According to the Downdetector service, city residents reported a lack of mobile Internet on the morning of March 17.
17.06 The UN Global Compact in Ukraine has created a documentary series WE . It tells the stories of 10 Ukrainian companies that share their experience in the field of business and human rights. Metinvest Group's experience in veteran reintegration also became part of the series.
16:55 In Zaporizhia, a serviceman detonated a grenade near an apartment building, resulting in injuries. This was reported by the regional department of the National Police.
16.50 An FSB agent, who was detained in Kharkiv in April 2024, received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU reported this on March 17. Among the main "targets" of the correction officer were reserve command posts and training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To direct the attacks, the agent walked around the territory of the regional center and its surroundings, where he tried to detect military facilities, and after returning home, he reported to the occupiers. According to the case materials, he was in contact with an employee of the 9th department of the operational information department of the 5th FSB service.
16.27 A Russian drone hit a building in the Chernihiv region, where the district prosecutor's office, the RTCC and the SP work. This was reported by sources in law enforcement agencies and local authorities, Suspilne reports .
The attack damaged the building's facade, window glazing, and roof. There was no information about any casualties.
15.52 Over the past week, the Russian occupation army captured 34.41 sq km in Ukraine, which is less than the week before last – 43.49 sq km. The enemy has resumed its advance in two regions , Interfax-Ukraine reports based on the results of the analysis of maps by the OSINT project DeepState.
15.30 Britain will finance the creation of an artificial intelligence center under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which will be engaged in the implementation of technologies on the battlefield. This was reported by the press service of the British government.
"This team of experts, which has received support of 500 thousand pounds, will ensure the maximum use of artificial intelligence to gain an advantage on the battlefield," the message says.
14.42 On March 16-17, the Ukrainian military struck important military facilities of the Russian aggressors in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, and the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Crimea, Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Tuesday.
14.39 Law enforcement officers detained five more pro-Kremlin agitators who called on Russians to continue shelling Ukraine and seize the entire territory of our state. The SBU press service reported this.
14.30 Three more organizers of the deportation of 213 Ukrainian children from Donetsk region to Russia have been reported under suspicion. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on March 17. They are the self-proclaimed "Minister of Education and Science of the DPR", the "Head of the Donetsk Administration" and the director of a boarding school. They are accused of violating the laws and customs of war.
13.59 Russian troops launched 40 Lancet-type drones with removed warheads and additional batteries for the Lancet information project over Kyiv. This was reported by Advisor to the Minister of Defense Serhiy Beskrestnov.
Flash explained that the Russian Federation's task is to demonstrate the Lancet fragments in Kyiv to the residents and the leadership of the Russian Federation at any cost . Therefore, for this purpose, enemy troops "launch 40 Lancets on Kyiv ... " Shaheds with Lancet fragments are added to these drones , and in the morning "this whole flock flies to Kyiv."
He explained that since the Lancet is a close-in frontal attack weapon with a range of 30 to 80 km, for the sake of the project, the Russians removed the warhead from the UAV and replaced it with an additional battery. The launch was carried out from the closest point to Kyiv under favorable wind conditions towards the capital.
13.54 Not far from the border with Ukraine, Moldovan border guards found the wreckage of a drone, probably a Russian "Shahed".
The wreckage of the drone was found in the south of the country, in a field near the village of Tudora, approximately 500 meters from the state border with Ukraine. The village of Tudora is located near the Moldovan town of Palanka, through which the only land route to the south of the Odessa region runs.
The night before, Moldovan border guards recorded a violation of airspace by a drone visually similar to the "Shahed". It was flying at an altitude of about 150 meters and headed towards the village of Keplani. From Keplani to Tudora is about 13 km.
13.47 President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived on a visit to the United Kingdom. This was stated by the Ukrainian leader's spokesman Serhiy Nikiforov. The head of state will begin his visit to the United Kingdom with a meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
13.13 There are prospects for a peaceful settlement in Russia's war against Ukraine . President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the New York Post. At the same time, he noted that the signals that Vladimir Putin is sending to America are false and manipulative.
12.58 The security service has thwarted an attempt by the Russians to obtain advanced Ukrainian technologies in the fuel and energy complex. In Kyiv, the head of the department and two engineers of a design company who were helping the Russian Federation restore damaged oil refineries were detained.
The defendants were carrying out orders from a Russian engineering company that is engaged in the reconstruction of Russian refineries damaged by sanctions. For money, Kyiv designers developed design documentation for the repair of technological systems and units at Russian refineries.
To prepare the relevant drawings, diagrams and regulations of actions, the designers used the latest IT products. To contact the Russian customers, the defendants used closed chats in messengers and e-mail.
Security Service officers documented the crimes of the defendants and detained them at their places of residence. During the searches, smartphones and computer equipment with evidence of illegal activity were seized from the detainees.
SBU investigators informed them of suspicion of aiding an aggressor state. The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
12.00 In the Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked the aircraft repair plant AT 123 ARZ in the city of Staraya Russa. This was reported on March 17 by the Astra Telegram channel with reference to local publics. A hit was recorded in the first workshop of the enterprise. It is alleged that about seven UAVs were shot down. Official authorities of the region have not commented on this information yet. It is noted that AT 123 ARZ positions itself as the "leader in the service of transport aircraft of military and civil aviation of Russia". The plant performs a full cycle of repairs of aircraft, all its systems and engines, and is also a key executor of the Russian Federation's state defense order. In total, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the alleged destruction of 206 drones overnight in various regions.
11.58 SBI employees, together with the National Police, uncovered and blocked the illegal supply of firearms and ammunition from the combat zone.
Five servicemen serving in the Kharkiv and Donetsk directions were removing weapons, explosives, and ammunition from their units' arsenals and selling them. The suspects actually created an "online store" through which they sold the "goods."
They sent weapons, including grenade launchers, by mail to Odessa, and delivered large batches in person. They used an evacuation vehicle designed to transport wounded soldiers for transportation. Such illegal sales brought in over 1.5 million hryvnias per month.
SBI officers detained servicemen during a personal delivery of weapons and ammunition to Odessa. The shipment, worth $17,000, included machine guns, shots and grenades of various modifications, assault rifles, and cartridges of various calibers.
11.45 If we can stop Russia in Ukraine, we can stop many wars. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with i24NEWS and the Jerusalem Post. Russia has influence in various regions – Africa, the Middle East, Europe and others, he noted.
11.32 In the Chernihiv region, in Novgorod-Siverskyi, as a result of a night strike by drones, houses, shops and power grids were damaged, almost 200 consumers were left without electricity, there are interruptions in gas supply. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus. It is noted that at night the Russians hit shops in Novgorod-Siverskyi with Geraniums. A fire broke out at the place of arrival. The fire was extinguished by rescuers.
"Nearby houses were damaged. And also the power grid. Almost two hundred consumers are without electricity. There are interruptions in the gas supply," Chaus reported.
11.03 Russian troops killed five residents of Donetsk region and wounded six more people last day, March 16. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk regional state administration, Vadym Filashkin, on March 17. According to him, the Russians killed two people each in Alekseevo-Druzhkivka and Oleksandrivka, and one in Mykolaivka. Six more people in the region were wounded.
10.55 A sailor of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine was detained in Odessa , who was correcting Russian missile and drone strikes on the city. The SBU reported this. The Russian FSB recruited the sailor when he was looking for "easy money" in Telegram channels.
10.37 The State Bureau of Investigation reported suspicions of a businessman from Zhytomyr who justified Russian aggression. In conversations with colleagues and subordinates, the man denied Ukraine's right to exist, blamed the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the destruction caused by Russian missile strikes, and also expressed support for Russian policy and personally for dictator Vladimir Putin.
10.33 A resident of the village of Stefanivka in temporarily occupied Crimea resisted arrest and opened fire on police officers. Four of them were injured. This was reported by the press service of the occupation prosecutor's office.
It is noted that the incident occurred on March 16. "The deputy head of the district criminal investigation department, an operations officer and two seconded police officers arrived at the household in the village of Stefanivka to conduct operational and search measures. The owner of the house, not wanting to let them into the house, fired several times from a gun, causing multiple injuries to law enforcement officers," the report says.
After using an incendiary mixture, the man set fire to his car and tried to burn down the house. The shooter was injured by return fire. The occupiers claim that they were going to seize weapons from him, which were allegedly illegally stored, and explosives.
According to the occupation prosecutor's office, four police officers have been hospitalized. The suspect has been detained and is being investigated.
10.27 A system of military technology competence centers is being created in Ukraine under the Ministry of Defense. In the near future, a separate center will appear for each key area of ​​modern warfare: drones, Middle Strike, Deep Strike, artillery, and others. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov.
"The task of the centers is to constantly analyze the battlefield, technologies, and determine the next steps in development. In the technological war, the one who goes through the innovation cycle faster wins. The first such center is the Defense AI Center "A1", which we are implementing with the support of the UK government," he noted.
10.13 On Tuesday morning, four regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to attacks by Russian aggressors. Ukrenergo reported this. Emergency restoration work is already underway wherever security conditions currently allow.
09.41 Ukraine has been trying to stop the transfer of Shahed drones to Russia from the very beginning, directly appealing to Iran. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the head of state, at the beginning of the full-scale war, Iran assured Ukraine that it had limited itself to a one-time supply of Russian drones, but these statements did not correspond to reality.
Iran not only transferred drones, but also trained the Russian military and helped establish their production.
Currently, according to Zelensky, the reverse process is taking place: Russia is transferring modernized technologies to Iran.
9.35 Two people were killed and nine others were injured in Russian drone attacks in Sumy region. The National Police of Ukraine reported this on March 17. It is noted that over the past 24 hours, residential areas, transport and critical infrastructure facilities in several communities of the region have been hit. The enemy targeted vehicles.
In Sadivska community, a drone hit a truck loaded with grain. A 40-year-old driver died on the spot as a result of the explosion. In Velykypysarivska community, a drone attacked a motorcycle on which a 48-year-old local resident was traveling. The man received injuries incompatible with life.
9.17 Russian troops attacked Nikopol, Synelnyk and Pavlohrad districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with drones, aerial bombs and artillery, two people were injured. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleksandr Ganzha on March 17. According to him, in Nikopol district the enemy struck at the district center, Marhanetska and Chervonogryhorivska communities. An agricultural company was damaged. In Synelnyk district, the Russians targeted Pokrovska and Ukrainska communities. A fire broke out.
Two private homes, outbuildings and a non-residential building were destroyed. Another private house was damaged. A 63-year-old woman was injured. In the Bohdanivska community of Pavlohrad district, two private houses were destroyed, three more were damaged. Cars were also damaged. A 30-year-old woman was injured.
09.13 Over the past 24 hours, 171 combat clashes have been recorded on the front . Russian troops are exerting the most pressure in the Kostyantynivka, Pokrovsky and Hulyaypil directions. The Defense Forces' aviation struck nine areas of concentration of Russian troops and equipment.
08.52 On the night of March 17, Russian troops struck the south of the Odessa region. Energy, industrial and port infrastructure facilities were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper, in Telegram.
"The territories of enterprises and some equipment were damaged. Fires broke out in the area, which were quickly extinguished by rescuers. Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries," he wrote.
Due to the attack, power outages are observed in some settlements. Critical infrastructure has been switched to backup power.
08.39 A Russian FPV drone hit a bus carrying employees of a company in the Kutsurubsky community of Mykolaiv region.
The Russian attack took place on the evening of March 16. A 69-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman were injured. They were hospitalized. As of this morning, doctors assess their condition as stable, of moderate severity.
08.21 On the night of March 17, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 178 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type and drones of other types, about 110 of them - "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 154 enemy drones. 22 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 12 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at two locations.
The attack is ongoing, with several drones in the airspace.
07.54 From February 24, 2022 to March 17, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,280,860 people (+930 per day).
07.43 Sappers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs neutralized 39 unexploded warheads of Russian missiles of various types during the week.
In total, during the week, the State Emergency Service pyrotechnicians and the National Police explosives technicians went out to eliminate the consequences of shelling almost 90 times. They worked in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi regions.
"One of the recent examples of pyrotechnicians' work is the neutralization of the warhead of a missile with which the occupiers recently tried to strike Kyiv. For more than two hours, eight pyrotechnicians from the State Emergency Service worked to eliminate the threat," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Ihor Klymenko.
07.30 The head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov reported that eight employees of Nova Poshta were injured as a result of the Russian attack. Six of them received concussion. Doctors assess the condition of two more people as moderate.
07.22 Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia on the morning of March 17, injuring seven people. The head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov reported this in Telegram.
"The enemy strike occurred near one of the terminals of the logistics operator. Seven employees were at work during the attack. Four received concussions, and three more received cuts to the head and body," he wrote.
Before that, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported about Russian drones and "high-speed targets" in the direction of Zaporizhia.
06.28 Russian soldiers leave the bodies of dead soldiers on the battlefield, taking only the heads and identification documents. This is evidenced by an intercepted conversation of the invaders, which the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published on Facebook. The intelligence officers indicate that the commanders with the call signs "Fak" and "Alladin" directly follow such instructions from the higher leadership. As they themselves explain, it is difficult to remove a whole body, and if the body is at the scene of death for a long time, evacuation becomes an even greater "problem."
04.01 The Czech Republic expressed its readiness to lead a European mission to assess the condition of the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline located in Ukraine. According to the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Karel Havlicek, the Czech Republic is ready to assemble a qualified team of specialists to inspect the damaged section of the pipeline. At the same time, Kyiv must provide access to European experts to carry out the work. At the same time, the Czech government's proposal has been criticized by the opposition.
00.31 Moscow has been under attack by drones for the third day. In response, security measures have been tightened around the Kremlin, with mobile fire groups deployed. The Russian capital's mayor, Sobyanin, once again reported the alleged shooting down of six more drones flying towards the Russian capital, Russian media reported.