MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. Russian forces liberated the community of Bachevsk in the Sumy Region over the week of July 11-17 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"During the past week, Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Bachevsk in the Sumy Region through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces deliver 19 precision strikes on Ukrainian military targets over week
Russian forces delivered 19 strikes by precision-guided weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military targets over the week, the ministry reported.
"On July 11-17, 2026, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 19 combined strikes by air-launched and ground-based long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting infrastructure facilities of the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk, Yuzhny and Dnieper-Bug used to unload and store military cargo, fuel and lubricants," the ministry said.
