Britain’s Defense Ministry said Russia has intensified and widened attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure after Moscow suffered battlefield setbacks as part of Kyiv’s counteroffensive in the east and south of the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has urged people not to rush back to newly liberated settlements in the Kharkiv region and to allow authorities to restore security measures as shelling continues in the area.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reported no major overnight incidents on September 17, indicating that a cease-fire agreed after intense fighting on September 16 remained in effect.
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, arrived in the Armenian capital on September 17 after the worst fighting in two years between Armenia and Azerbaijan left more than 200 dead.