Portal:Current events/2024 February 17

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Avdiivka
    • Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announces the full withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Avdiivka, following months of heavy fighting and Russian attempts to capture the city. (The Kyiv Independent)
• Red Sea crisis
  • The United States military destroys a Houthi unmanned underwater vehicle and a Houthi unmanned surface vehicle while also conducting three strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Twelve people are killed when a man opens fire on his relatives during a family dispute at a village in Faryab County, Kerman province, Iran. (AP)
• Four people are killed in a shooting at a car wash in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. (CBS News)