This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the war in Ukraine on Thursday, November 17.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praises the Dutch court ruling on the MH17 flight convicting pro-Russian separatists but says “those who ordered” the attack must now face trial.
- Explosions rock several parts of the country, including the southern Odesa region, the capital Kyiv and the central city of Dnipro.
- The deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely from its Black Sea ports has been extended, the United Nations says.
- Investigators in Kherson have uncovered 63 bodies with signs of torture after Russian forces left, said Ukraine’s interior minister.
