Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 571
Al JazeeraHere is the situation on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces were still holding onto Andriivka after Ukraine publicised a video that it said provided evidence its forces were in full control of the village. Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the Bakhmut sector was the theatre of “the most active fighting”. “Near Klishchiivka, as a result of offensive action, our defence forces have had successes.” In southern Ukraine, where Ukrainian troops were aiming to push to the Sea of Azov, Maliar said soldiers were “inflicting significant losses on the occupiers in terms of men and equipment”. Regional security Norway’s chief of defence said Russian forces stationed in the Arctic near the Scandinavian country were 20 percent or less than the number they were before the Ukraine war.