Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 117 combat engagements on January 17, with the Pokrovsk direction experiencing the most intense fighting.
- The military reported 66 airstrikes with 163 guided bombs, 3,585 kamikaze drones launched, and 2,857 instances of shelling over the day.
- In Kharkiv, a Molniya drone hit a non-residential building and later a critical infrastructure site in the Slobidskyi district, according to the mayor.
- Guided bombs struck the outskirts of Sumy, damaging homes and vehicles, injuring two people, and causing power outages that de-energized one water intake.
- Preliminary data from the Pokrovsk axis indicate 109 Russian personnel neutralized, including 49 killed, as officials warn repeated strikes are straining heat and power supply.