Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on May 17th 2023

▪️The AFU continue to shell border settlements of Kursk Region. Shell fragments damaged power lines in Gordeevka and Troitskoye, one person was injured. ▪️A kamikaze drone equipped with an explosive device crashed on a highway near Kaluga. The drone crashed and exploded at the 380th kilometer of the Moscow Big Ring Road near the village of Tarutino. ▪️In the west of Bakhmut, Wagner PMC assault groups have begun storming the last serious AFU stronghold in the city. At the moment, the so-called Domino fortified area located behind Yuvileina street is under intense artillery fire. ▪️On the flanks, the situation remains difficult: the AFU command continues to introduce new forces into the battle. The Russian forces, in turn, are trying to cut off the enemy’s supply routes by hitting roads to Chasiv Yar and Kostyantynivka. ▪️The AFU artillery significantly increased the intensity of strikes on the DPR’s frontline areas. Donetsk, Horlivka, and Yasynuvata were shelled. As a result, five people were killed, at least 15 were wounded, and dozens of residential buildings were damaged. ▪️In Zaporizhzhia region, the number of AFU artillery attacks is increasing day by day. Once again, Tokmak, Polohy and the surrounding villages were shelled. Residential buildings were destroyed and at least two people were wounded. ▪️Russian troops launched a missile attack on an industrial facility in Mykolaiv. According to some reports, the attack destroyed an ammunition warehouse on shipyard territory.