The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 4:00 PM Kyiv time on May 17, there were 81 combat engagements along the front lines in the past 24 hours. Russian forces carried out the most attacks in the Pokrovsk,

Many Russian soldiers say they would see a cease-fire along the current front lines as a failure, hinting at the nationalist discontent the Kremlin could face in accepting a cease-fire.