The Russian troops targeted the residential sector of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, resulting in one civilian's death and another suffering severe injuries.
On the morning of November 17, Russian troops shelled the village of Hlushkivka in the Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, killing one person and injuring another.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received a report from Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi on the situation in the Kupiansk sector.
Russian occupiers, disguised in uniforms resembling those of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, attempted to breach the defense lines in the Kupiansk sector.
In Kupiansk community of Kharkiv region, the last branch of Ukrposhta (Ukrainian postal service) has closed, and ATM services have been halted due to ongoing Russian shelling and security concerns.
Russian troops hit Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, with a guided aerial bomb, hitting a five-storey residential building. Three residents were affected, as per tentative reports.
The Russian forces are positioned approximately 2.5 to 3 kilometers from Kupiansk and are bombarding the city, including with 1.5-ton guided aerial bombs.
Soldiers from the attack UAVs company Phoenix unit of the Revenge brigade destroyed five enemy vehicles, an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, a truck, an IFV-2 and eliminated seven occupiers in the Kupiansk sector with drones.
The Kharkiv region has announced the mandatory evacuation of all residents of four communities in the Kupiansk district, including the city of Kupiansk. Additionally, a forced evacuation of families with children has been announced in the Borova community.
Pre-trial investigations have been initiated under the procedural guidance of the Kupiansk and Izium District Prosecutor’s Offices into violations of the laws and customs of war by the Russian forces.