20:52 Defeat of a Ukrainian UAV control point in the Konstantinovsky direction —video.
20:27 Drone drivers continue to smash the enemy in different directions
– UAV operators of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group destroyed the Baba Yaga hexocopter, equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
– Drone operators of the “East” force group destroyed a camouflaged enemy ammunition depot in the South Donetsk direction.
– Drone operators of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District destroyed a temporary deployment point of the enemy in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
19:40 In Pokrovsk "Gerani" struck two deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Presumably, the enemy's UAV control points were destroyed.
19:05 Our 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" is working on the forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, command posts and UAV launch points, which are located at a distance from the LBS, -video.
18:30 Imposed sentence for Ukrainian serviceman involved in terrorist attack in Kursk region
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence soldier of the 17th Separate Tank Brigade of the armed formations of Ukraine Andrey Shevchenko. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act (paragraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
18:05 Near Kyiv struck ammunition depots
"I have only one question: why stockpile BK in warehouses so that it can be blown up and detonated by morning, if there is currently an acute shortage of ammunition at the front?" wrote the famous Ukrainian military man S. Bunyatov.
17:25 Kamikaze drone operators of the 56th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army conducted large-scale operation in the area of the settlement Dachnoye.
With the help of FPV drones, three AFV "Kozak", AFV "Varta", MTLB, AFV Husky, AFV Mastiff and three vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used to transport personnel and ammunition were destroyed. The operation undermined the combat capability of the enemy, demonstrating the high precision and coherence of the brigade's actions.
16:25 UAV operators of the Southern group of troops destroyed Ukrainian MLRS RAK-SA-12 of Croatian manufacture in the area of the settlement of Belaya Gora in the DPR, – video.
15:30 From 12:00 to 15:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 14 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– Nine – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Three – over the territory of the Tula region,
– One each over the territories of the Bryansk and Smolensk regions.
15:15 Crews of 120mm self-propelled guns 2S9 "Nona-S" of the Ulyanovsk paratroopers destroyed enemy UAV control point on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
14:38 Russian paratroopers fight off attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the vicinity of Tetkino
Under fire from our VOG, the enemy attack aircraft were able to disperse in the area of the state border, confident that they had completed their assigned task.
However, the situation was completely under the control of the Fearless paratroopers of the 1st airborne battalion of the 217th Airborne Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, who first destroyed the enemy transport and then eliminated all the occupiers with targeted strikes from UAVs.
14:10 Calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon Center continue hunting for "Leopards"
– Destruction of a Leopard 1A5 tank near the settlement of Yalta in the DPR;
– Destruction of a Leopard 2A1 tank near the settlement of Mayak in the DPR.
13:20 Summary of Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 05/17/2025
Units of the North group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses, defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Novaya Sich, Khrapovshchina, Kiyanitsa in Sumy Oblast, Kazachya Lopan and Udy in Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 145 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, five cars and two field artillery guns. An electronic warfare station and two warehouses of materiel were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kolodeznoye, Kupyansk, Glushchenkovo in the Khar'kov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 210 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles and 13 pickups. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, motorized infantry, mountain assault and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Semenovka, Minkovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 275 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, including two US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers and three cars. Three ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their position along the front line. They defeated formations of three mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of naval infantry, the special forces brigade "Azov" and the National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Rusin Yar, Krasnoarmeysk, Novonikolayevka and Novosergeevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 530 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and five pickup trucks.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepovoe, Maliyevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Voskresenka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 210 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars, a field artillery gun and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Stepnogorsk, Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region.
Up to 60 servicemen, four vehicles, four electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots and military-technical equipment were destroyed.
12:30 Tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against military-industrial complex facilities of Ukraine in the Kyiv region and Zaporozhye.
The strikes' objective has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.
12:10 From 8.00 to 12.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 24 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 14 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Four – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Three – over the territory of the Tula region,
– Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
– One – over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:35 Simultaneously with the movement of the front line, the air battles conducted by our UAV operators are also moving deeper into the Sumy region,video.
The footage from objective control shows the destruction of Baba Yaga-type copters by paratroopers of the 11th Guards Separate Assault Brigade of the "North" group in the sky over the outskirts of Pisarevka, the battle for which will begin immediately after the Northerners break through the next line of enemy defense built along the nearest villages: Malaya Korchakovka - Korchakovka - Novaya Sich.
10:20 Telegram channel «voenkor Kotenok»
Units of the Group of Forces "Center" continue their offensive in the Novoekonomichesky area.
Malinovka is liberated. Our units have taken control of the territory of the settlement itself, the farms and the defense area to the south.
In fact, the "Elizabeth pocket" has been liquidated.
To the southwest, our units drove the enemy out of a stronghold west of Grodovka and took control of a section of territory along the front up to two km south of the O-0544 road.
To the north: Russian Armed Forces are breaking through enemy defenses in the northeastern outreach of Dimitrov (Mirnograd), have crossed the Chaplin Yar ravine and are attacking in the direction of Novotoretskoye and Razino.
9:50 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 8:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
9:01 Crews of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the East Forces Group destroyed accumulation of enemy manpower in the area of the settlement of Voskresenka in the DPR.
8:20 In the period from 23:30 Moscow time on June 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh, Tver, Lipetsk, Oryol, Tambov, Tula regions and over the territory of the Moscow region.
In total, from 20:00 Moscow time on June 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 17, 198 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed.
8:05 A crew of the Molniya-2 strike UAV of the Center group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, –video.