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Russo-Ukraine War - 17 June 2025 - Day 1210

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that open-source reporting indicates a significant increase in the number of prosthetic limbs being issued in Russia. Based on data cited from Russia's Ministry of Labour, Russians with disabilities reportedly received 152,500 artificial limbs in 2024, a 53% increase on 2023, including a 75% increase in the issuance of arm prosthetics. The number of wheelchairs issued was also reported to have increased by 18% in the same period.

Independent Russian media outlet Verstka has previously reported that injured Russian soldiers with amputated limbs had been left waiting for extended periods for required prosthetics.

Russia is almost certainly failing to provide necessary combat medical treatment at the front line, which in turn contributes to a greater number of serious long-term injuries amongst Russian soldiers. The significant rise in the numbers of Russian men with disabilities, as well as wounded personnel more broadly, will almost certainly have a detrimental long-term impact on both medical and social services in Russia.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, since the beginning of this day, there have been 155 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders are decisively intercepting the attempts of the Russian enemy to advance deep into Ukrainian territory, giving him a fiery impression.

Today, Russian troops launched 5 missiles and 23 aviation strikes, using seven missiles and dropping 33 controlled aviation bombs. In addition, 1138 kamikaze drones were involved and carried out 4,599 shelling of positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled 28 assault actions of the Russian occupiers in the North Slobozhansky and Kursky directions since the beginning of the day. In addition, the Russian enemy launched five air strikes, dropping eight controlled bombs, and carried out 211 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including four from reactive systems of arson fire.
In the South Slobozhansky direction, Russian forces twice unsuccessfully stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Kamyanka and Dovgenke.
In the Kupyansky direction, Russian forces carried out an offensive action in the area of the settlement Stepova Novoselivka, was cut off.
In the Lyman direction, Russian invaders 14 times attacked the positions of Defense Forces near Linden and towards the New Peace, Olgivka, Green Valley, Shandrigolovy and Serebryansky Forest. Two clashes are underway.
Three enemy assaults hit off Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction - the Russian occupiers tried to advance towards Serebryanka.
In the direction of Kramators 10komu, Russian forces 10 times attacked Ukrainian positions in the direction of Markovoye, Prtečinyogo, White Mountain and near Kurdûmívka. Ukrainian warriors repelled all the attacks of the Russian enemy.
In the Toretsky direction, 15 times the Russians went into offensive on the positions of Ukrainian units in the Diliyivka area and in the direction of Scherbinivka, Oleksandr-Kalinovy, Yablunivka, Stepanivka, Russian Yar. Defense forces stopped 14 enemy attacks, the battle is ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers tried 53 times to advance on the position of Ukrainian units. Russian forces attacked in the areas of settlements Kopteve, Poltavka, Malinivka, Myrolyubivka, Ray, Fox, Dachenske, Udaachne, Muravka, Gorihove, Novopavlivka and Oleksiyivka. Still one battle going on.
According to preliminary data, today 166 Russian occupants were defecated in this direction, 101 of them - irrevocably. Also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed seven cars, 12 motorcycles, seven BPLAs, six BPLA control antennas; damaged a combat armored car, a motorcycle and four Russian occupiers' cannons.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, Russian forces 20 times tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of settlements Odradne, Vilne Pole, Bagatyr and towards Zaporizhia Mirnogo and Shevchenko. One confrontation is still going on.
In the Gulyaipil direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian offensive actions near Malinivka. Aviation strikes were affected by the districts of Uspenivka, Malinivka, Olgivka, Poltavka and Gulyaipole.
In the Orihivsky direction, the Russian aggressor launched an airstrike in the area of the settlement Kamianske.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled two attacks of the Russian occupiers in the area of the Antonivsky Bridge.
In the rest of the destinations - there are no special changes.