The key facts

  • Vinnytsia was left without electricity, electric transport was halted, additional buses are being deployed
  • At least five people were injured in Zaporizhzhia region, including a child; in Kharkiv — 15, including three children
  • Ukrainian Air Force: Iskander-M/KN-23, Kh-22/32, four Kalibr missiles and 332 UAVs were used; four Kalibrs and 289 drones were shot down

Vinnytsia without power

According to DW, Vinnytsia mayor Serhii Morgunov reported on the morning of October 17 that the city was left without electricity after a Russian strike. Due to the halt of electric transport, additional buses and shuttle taxis are planned to be deployed on routes.

Casualties in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, at least five people were injured, including one child, as a result of the strike on Zaporizhzhia region on the morning of October 17; the number of casualties is being clarified. Rescuers extinguished fires covering 50 square meters and in two cars; residential buildings were damaged. In Kharkiv, by the morning of October 17, 15 injured were known, including three children. Rescuers reported that one of the evening missile strikes on October 16 hit a warehouse building in the Nemyshlianskyi district: a fire broke out covering 100 square meters, apartment buildings and other facilities were damaged, and a total of four fire hotspots were extinguished. In Rivne region, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the enterprises; according to preliminary data, two people were injured. The name and profile of the enterprise are not disclosed.

Data on weapons used

According to the Air Force of Ukraine, on the night of October 17, Russia used Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, four Kalibr missiles, and 332 unmanned aerial vehicles, among which were attack drones and decoy drones. As of 08:00 in the morning, the Air Force claimed the downing of four Kalibrs and 289 drones. Hits were recorded in 22 locations and debris fell in three more. The report did not provide data on downed ballistic missiles.

Statements from the Russian side

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported strikes on Ukrainian troop strongholds, the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant, and the Zaporozhtransformator enterprise in Zaporizhzhia region, claiming that the latter was used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, according to the ministry, a metallurgical plant in Kryvyi Rih and an electrical substation in Zhytomyr were hit, which the ministry characterized as an electricity distribution facility for military-industrial enterprises.