In the Kharkiv direction, the russian occupiers used the sabotage and reconnaissance groups to identify weaknesses in the defense of Ukrainian defenders in the Dementievka, Rubizhne, and Pyatihatki districts, reported the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
The troops discovered the enemy and inflicted losses on them, so they retreated.
The occupiers' repeated attempts at combat reconnaissance and assaults were also unsuccessful.
Thus, in the Kharkiv direction near Kochubiivka, the russians tried to conduct combat reconnaissance. The Armed Forces did not give them any chance of success, so the invaders retreated with losses.
A similar situation was in the Slovyansk direction near Krasnopillya.
Also, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine forced the rushists (russian + fascist - translator's note) to leave the village of Dmytrivka, Izium district, Kharkiv region. In the Severodonetsk direction in the areas of Sirotin and Metolkin, Ukrainian fighters successfully repelled an enemy assault. Therefore, the enemy withdrew to the previously occupied positions.
In the Bakhmut direction near Girske, Ukrainian forces used selective fire to stop the enemy's attempt at combat reconnaissance. The attacks in the areas of Berestove and Kodem were unsuccessful for the occupiers. After regrouping with artillery support, the invaders attempted to storm near Nyrkove, were met with resistance and suffered losses.
The situation in other areas as of June 17 is as follows:
in Siversk, rushists fired on civilian infrastructure near Mezenivka and Hlukhiv in the Sumy region. In addition, Rosaviatsia struck two settlements in the Sumy region.
in Slobozhansk, the occupiers carry out remote mining of the area. They also conducted air reconnaissance using UAVs.
in Kharkiv, rushists fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Tsyrkuny, Verkhniy Saltiv, Pishchane, Ruska Lozova, and Krynychne.
in Slovyansk, the russian army is concentrating efforts to continue the offensive in the direction of Slovyansk, fighting continues. The enemy also carried out systematic artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Dibrivne, Pashkove, Hrushuvakha, Kurulka, and Velyka Komyshuvakha.
in Severodonetsk, the Russians launched air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units near Sirotyn and Borivsky. The battle for full control over Severodonetsk continues.
in Bakhmut, the invaders fired on civilian infrastructure in Mykolayivka, Bilohorivka, Pokrovske, Zaitsevo, and Stepne.
in the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhzhya areas, the occupiers fired on civilian infrastructure near the settlements of Novoselivka, Krasnohorivka, Zelene Pole and Kamyanske. They launched air strikes on New York, Avdiivka and Pobeda.
In the South Bug area, rushists conducted air reconnaissance with UAVs to detect changes in the position of Ukrainian troops and correct artillery fire. To stall the advance of Ukrainian forces, the occupiers fired artillery and mortar shells at the settlements near Topolyne, Knyazivka, Lupareve, Posad-Pokrovske and Novohryhorivka.
Soldiers of the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine showed military operations in Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region.
The Security Service of Ukraine has released an intercepted conversation between Russians complaining that rushist commanders were fleeing the war, leaving their subordinates to their own devices.