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Friday, July 17
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,425,990 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,370 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Fires, drone strikes reported overnight across occupied Crimea as shadow fleet vessels allegedly hit in Black Sea
Russian shadow fleet tankers were struck, and fires at sites across occupied Crimea were reported amid Ukrainian attacks overnight on July 17, according to monitoring channels.
2 killed, 8 injured in Russian missile attack on Odesa
Russia launched a missile strike on the southern city of Odesa on the evening of July 16, killing two people and injuring at least eight others, including children, local officials reported.
Hungary opens investigation into former FM Szijjarto's Russia ties
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on July 16 that authorities have launched a large-scale official investigation into former Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto's close relations with Russia.
Thursday, July 16
Zelensky dismisses Kyiv military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 16 dismissed Tymur Tkachenko as head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, according to a decree published on the President's Office website.
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin banned from leaving country
On July 10 this year, Russian authorities designated Nadezhdin as a “foreign agent,” effectively preventing him from running in any future elections.
About Iskander Missile
The Iskander is a Russian short-range ballistic missile with a range of approximately 500 kilometers (310 miles), equipped with maneuvering capabilities to evade air defenses. Russia has extensively deployed Iskander missiles against Ukrainian targets since February 2022.
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