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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,304: first European-financed foreign military sales to UKR through PURL [1]
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Date: 2025-09-17
Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 16 to 17.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and an S-300 air defense missile from the airspace over Rostov and Kursk oblasts and 172 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other drones – including roughly 100 Shahed-type drones – from the directions of Kursk, Bryansk, and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.[85] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 136 drones and that one missile and 36 drones struck 13 locations in Ukraine. Ukrainian Railroads (Ukrzaliznytsia) and Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba reported that Russian forces struck substations in Ukraine that caused train delays in the Odessa and Dnipro directions.[86] Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces also struck critical infrastructure in Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, and Poltava oblasts.[87]
Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 136 drones and that one missile and 36 drones struck 13 locations in Ukraine.
The Trump administration reportedly approved its first European-financed foreign military sales to Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukrainian Requirements List (PURL) initiative. Reuters reported on September 16 that two familiar sources stated that the Trump administration approved its first weapons package to Ukraine through the PURL initiative, which allows NATO members and partners to finance the supply of American weapons and technology to Ukraine.[1] The sources told Reuters that Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby approved as many as two shipments worth $500 million each that include air defense systems.[2] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on September 17 that the US package will include Patriot interceptor missiles and HIMARS rockets.[3]
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