On the night of May 17, 2022, the Russian military launched two cruise missiles on a bridge over the Dniester Estuary in Odesa Region, which had already been damaged.
Russian invaders have not broken through the state border in Shostka District, Sumy Region, but continue provocative shelling from the territory of Russia.
Ukrainian defenders have shot down Russia’s Su-25 aircraft and destroyed five tanks and other military equipment units in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area over the past day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held an online meeting with students from the United States’ largest universities to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian aggression.
On May 17 at 12:30 there will be a briefing on the topic: "Training of drivers and passing theoretical / practical exams in the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the new order."
Russian troops have focused their efforts on Donetsk direction and try to restrain the offensive of Ukraine’s Defense Forces north of Kharkiv. In addition, the enemy gets ready for offensive operations near Izium.
During a court hearing in the MH17 trial, Dutch prosecutors stressed that there was enough evidence of the defendants’ involvement in downing a passenger plane in July 2014.
Ukraine has already pushed back the Russian army around Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities, so Ukraine might be able to push back Russia in other areas which Russia has been able to occupy.