Category: 1. Ukraine

Leaders of France and the United Kingdom will co-chair an international virtual summit on restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz later today.

Russia’s total combat losses in its full-scale war against Ukraine have reached approximately 1,316,070 personnel as of April 17, 2026, including 1,000 troops killed or wounded over the past day.

Russian forces attacked the city of Dnipro, sparking a fire and damaging a transport enterprise, local authorities said.

Units of the Azov Brigade within the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine are using attack drones to control Russian logistics routes around Donetsk and strike targets deep behind enemy lines.

Fighters from Ukraine’s 40th Separate Marine Brigade used drones to hit two Russian boats attempting to cross the Dnipro River, neutralizing 15 enemy troops.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating the cause of a temporary external power outage at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday evening.

Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in the city of Chernihiv overnight into Friday, April 17, sparking fires and cutting power to around 6,000 residents.

Ukrainian forces have detected and destroyed a Russian ground-based robotic system, Impuls-M, in the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region.

Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, 699 children have been killed and 2,457 have been injured.

The government has formed a portfolio of 26 special projects to safeguard critical water supply systems – including engineering and technical protection of pumping stations, water intakes, treatment facilities, and key system elements.