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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 17, 2025
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22.50 Several explosions thundered in Kiev, air defense is working on enemy drones. In the Svyatoshinsky district, fragments of an enemy UAV fell. Preliminary, there is a fire on the territory of an industrial enterprise. Cars are also burning in the courtyard of a nearby residential building.

21.24 Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian T-90 tank in the Novopavlovsk direction with a Javelin ATGM missile.

Rodnoy - this is the name of the enemy tank that recently went to storm Ukrainian defensive positions. However, the enemy "pantsirnik" did not reach its target after being shot from a Javelin anti-tank missile system. Later, fighters from the battalion of unmanned systems burned the enemy tank.

20.55 European countries may send 25,000 to 30,000 troops to Ukraine as part of a potential ceasefire agreement, The Washington Post reports.

According to sources, European countries are currently ready to provide several brigades for potential deployment in Ukraine with an estimated number of 25 to 30 thousand. France has carried out the most balanced military planning for such a mission. The country can allocate about 10 thousand servicemen.

20.49 Operators of the 413th Battalion of the Raid Forces of Unmanned Systems destroyed a Russian ground robotic complex (GRC), which was supposed to deliver anti-tank mines to the positions of the occupiers. The corresponding video of the targeted hit was published by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday, February 17.

20:00 Over the past week, from February 11 to 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 88 tanks and 967 vehicles that were delivering ammunition, fuel and provisions to the positions of the Russian invaders. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky on Facebook and he published a video of the military's combat work.

18.48 Germany has transferred a large package of weapons to Ukraine, including self-propelled artillery units, air defense missiles and many different types of ammunition. This is evidenced by updated data on the website of the German government.

17.50 The authorities of the Astrakhan region of Russia have acknowledged the death of 1,112 residents of the region in the war in Ukraine. This is almost 400 more than independent media reported.

In Astrakhan, the memorial to those killed in local conflicts is being reconstructed. The regional governor Igor Babushkin held a meeting on the preparation and holding of events in honor of February 23. At it, the mayor of Astrakhan Igor Redkin reported that seven plaques with the names of 1,112 Astrakhan residents who died in the war in Ukraine will appear on the monument.

17:22 Since the beginning of the day, 80 combat clashes have occurred on the front, more than a third of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report.

16.42 A video of the alleged execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers is being circulated on social networks. This was reported by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. He added that he had sent letters to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

16:40 A photograph of an F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force with a full set of weapons - missiles and aerial bombs - has appeared online.

The photo shows the fighter carrying two AIM-120B/C AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles, two AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles and eight GBU-39/B SDB guided bombs.

Two external fuel tanks can be seen under the wings of the F-16, and the central pylon probably contains an AN/ALQ-131 electronic warfare pod, which is an electronic warfare system that detects the radiation of enemy radars and interferes with their operation.

16.39 The Security Service of Ukraine sentenced an FSB informant to 12 years in prison for transmitting intelligence to the enemy that helped adjust artillery fire on Ukrainian defenders of the Donetsk region.

15.59 Russian troops fired at SES rescuers while delivering water to civilians in Konstantinovka. This was reported by the press service of the SES of Donbass on Monday, February 17.

15:47 Russian troops attempted to storm the Kherson area eight times last week, said Pavlo Drogal, a representative of the Kherson operational-tactical group.

"The enemy is not abandoning its intentions to consolidate its position in the island zone at the mouth of the Dnieper River. In particular, eight attempts at assault were recorded last week. All attempts by the occupiers were repelled by Ukrainian defenders. The enemy's losses amounted to 135 Russian invaders killed and wounded. 53 units of weapons and military equipment were also destroyed," he said.

15.39 The head of the terrorist group "DPR" Denis Pushilin was declared suspect in absentia for implementing Russia's criminal policy of seizing the Donetsk region. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General on Monday, February 17.

15.19 The city of Nikolaev was attacked for the first time on the night of February 16 by a modernized Shahed-type drone with 12-channel antennas. This was reported on LIVE television by the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim. According to him, similar drones appeared in the Russian Federation in January of this year. By this time, there were only those with 4-8 channel antennas, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces already knew how to fight them.

15.13 A service for accompanying military personnel and their families has been launched in Ukraine, which will provide assistance in resolving legal, medical and social issues. According to Order No. 59, the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces are creating a comprehensive support system for defenders and their families.

14:39 According to preliminary data, air defense forces have eliminated an enemy Molniya UAV over Kharkov. This was reported by the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov on Monday, February 17.

14.19 The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an Odessa company that supplied electrical equipment for Russian military bases and detained seven participants in the scheme.

13:51 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that he will soon go to Saudi Arabia for talks with US representatives on settling the war in Ukraine. At the same time, he ruled out territorial concessions to Ukraine. Lavrov made this statement for Russian media.

13:26 Russian troops hit the Krasnogrigorevsky community of Nikopol region with a kamikaze drone. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Sergey Lysak. According to him, five people were injured in the strike - women aged 36, 57, 60, 71 and a 62-year-old man. One of the victims was hospitalized in moderate condition. The rest will be treated on an outpatient basis.

13:16 SBU and Ukrainian Special Operations Forces drones attacked the Ilsky oil refinery and the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station last night. As a result of the strikes, more than 20 explosions were heard at the refinery, and oil pumping was stopped at the station. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine, citing sources in the SBU, on Monday, February 17.

12:59 The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed deploying peacekeeping contingents from China and Brazil along the ceasefire line in Ukraine, together with military personnel from the European Union, The Economist reports.

12:33 Sweden is ready to consider participating in post-war peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday. This was reported by Reuters on Monday, February 17.

11:59 The largest oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in Russia, Kropotkinskaya, was disabled after drone strikes. There are allegedly no casualties among the NPS personnel. This was reported by the CPC press service on its Telegram channel.

11:36 The short film Rock, Paper, Scissors about the war in Ukraine has received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. Representatives of the award announced this on the social network X.

10:27 An agent of the ATESH partisan movement, who is in the ranks of the Russian army, successfully disabled a Russian electronic warfare (EW) system. The occupiers discovered the malfunction later. ATESH reported this on its Telegram channel.

9:15 On the night of February 17, 2025 (from 21:00 on February 16), the Russians attacked Ukraine with 147 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators of various types. The downing of 83 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drones of other types was confirmed in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions. 59 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences).

8:58 Russian aggressors launched another attack on Zaporizhia on the night of February 17. Dozens of houses were damaged, some have no electricity. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration (OVA) Ivan Fedorov on Telegram.

7:47 Russia's statements and actions once again highlight the Kremlin's unwillingness to negotiate in good faith and end the war in Ukraine. This was stated by analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

7:25 Ukraine and Europe will be part of any "real negotiations" to end the war that Russia is waging against Ukrainians. The US-Russia talks this week are a chance to see how serious its ruler Putin is. This was stated by US Secretary of State Mark Rubio, Reuters reports.


Posted by: badanov 2025-02-18
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