On May 17, Russian troops carried out 7 assaults in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
They attacked 11 settlements. Three women in Zaporizhzhia were injured as a result of Russian strikes.
According to the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, Russian troops launched 343 strikes on the territory of 11 settlements in the region. Also, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy assaults in the Shcherbaky, Stepovoye and Maly Shcherbaky areas.
On May 17, in the afternoon, the Russians attacked Orekhov using a drone. Initially, two wounded people were reported – women aged 52 and 72. They were diagnosed with concussions and shrapnel wounds. The injured were urgently hospitalized. Later, another 25-year-old woman sought medical help. All three are currently in hospital, in moderate condition.