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| Current information on the situation on the front line on June 17 (updated) |
| 2026-06-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [NewsFront] 22:04 From 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. ![]() 21:31 UAV crews of the Vostok group worked out to enemy drone control points in the Zaporizhzhia region. FPV drone operators from the Novorossiysk paratroopers eliminated the forward crew of one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems units in the Zaporizhzhia region. FPV interceptor crews from the Zapad group rammed enemy fixed-wing drones in the Khar'kov region. Drone operators from the Center group destroyed enemy manpower, shelters, and heavy UAVs in the Dnipropetrovsk and Dobropillya directions. 19:28 Servicemen of the mobile fire group of the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group destroyed more than 40 enemy drones in the Dobropillya direction. 17:51 UAV operators from the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group liquidated three enemy drone control points (private sector of Konstantinovka). 14:42 From 9:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 72 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Ryazan, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea. 14:07 Destroyed the last supply artery for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman UAV operators detected an enemy crossing the Seversky Donets River near the village of Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic. The engineering structure was used to transport fuel and lubricants, provisions, ammunition, and to rotate enemy units. A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 crew destroyed a ferry crossing with a direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb. The crossing was destroyed beyond repair. 12:51 In the village of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, assault detachments of the 25th Army continue destruction of disparate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured six enemy strongholds and 61 buildings. A direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module destroyed the last supply artery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman – the crossing over the Seversky Donets River near the village of Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic. Over the course of a day, up to 20 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, a pickup truck, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and six ground robotic systems were destroyed in the village of Krasny Liman. 13:08 Krasny Liman. Russian infantry continues to infiltrate the city, gradually occupying the private sector. MAP 12:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of June 17, 2026) Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle battalion and three territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Radkovka, Ulanovo, Girino, and Luzhki in Sumy Oblast. 12:16 Fighters of the Vostok group shot down enemy drones in the DPR were fired at with small arms. 11:01 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Tver, Ryazan, Voronezh regions, the Moscow region, the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Black Sea. 10:34 FPV drone operators of the Novorossiysk airborne unit destroyed calculation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) unit – video. 10:11 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours. In total, 107 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on June 16 and 9:00 a.m. on June 17. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 58 times. Drones attacked our territory 13 times using explosive devices. 9:49 From June 8 to 14, in the Aleshkinsky district, there were shelling and attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs. Five civilians were killed and seven people were wounded, Ruslan Khomenko said. "On June 9, a man on a bicycle died in Aleshki when an object detonated, and four people died in Kozachiy Lageri when a drone dropped an explosive," the head of the municipal district reported. Ruslan Khomenko reported that Ukrainian Armed Forces militants attacked kindergartens, residential buildings, stores, a market, and cars. 9:16 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure in the left bank of the Kherson region Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 29 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation: Golaya Pristan — Two; Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 13 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Korsunka, Hola Prystan, Oleshky, and Stara Zburyevka. 8:33 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on June 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 157 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Tver, Ryazan, Rostov, Astrakhan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea. 8:04 Artillerymen of the 3rd Army Corps of the "Southern" group destroyed UAV launch point and enemy manpower in the Konstantinovka area – video. |
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