Russia – Ukraine war updates as of February 18, 2023

The operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., February 18, 2023.

Day 360 of the full-scale russian military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

The russian federation continues to wage its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The enemy does not stop destroying the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, continues to launch strikes and artillery attacks on civilian infrastructure and residences.

During the day of February 17, the adversary launched 10 missile and 29 air strikes and 69 MLRS attacks.

The threat of further russian air and missile strikes across Ukraine remains very high.

russian forces is focusing its main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtars’ke direction.

During the day of February 17, Ukrainian troops repelled the occupants’ attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Hryanykivka, Syn’kivka (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Rozdolivka, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Vesele, Vodyane, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast).

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna direction: no offensive groups of the adversary were found. The vicinities of settlements of Kolos (Chernihiv oblast), Mefedivka, Bachivs’k, Esman’, Kharkivka, Zaruts’ke, Kindrativka, Yunakivka, Zapsillya, Mais’ke, Mezenivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, Krasne, Borysivka, Vesele, Starytsya, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled.

Kup’yans’k and Lyman directions: the adversary shelled more than 15 settlements. These include Hryanykivka, Kucherivka, Krokhmal’ne, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Pershotravneve, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), Kuz’myne, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut direction: more than 20 settlements came under fire, including Razdolivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka and Shakhtars’ke directions: artillery shelling was reported in the vicinities of 20 settlements. These include Avdiivka, Vodyane, Vesele, Pervomais’ke, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhya direction: 25 settlements were attacked, including Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohir’ya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kam’yans’ke, and Prydniprovs’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson direction: russian artillery fire hit Kherson and the vicinities of 25 settlements, including Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Havrylivka, Zmiivka, Vesele, Kozats’ke, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Mykil’s’ke, Sadove, and Antonivka (Kherson oblast).

During the day of February 17, the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched 5 air strikes on concentrations of the enemy, as well as 1 air strike on the position of an anti-aircraft missile system.

Air defense forces shot down 6 enemy UAVs. According to preliminary information, they were 5 Lancet UAVs and 1 Zala UAV.

At the same time, missile and artillery units hit 3 concentrations of manpower of the enemy and 1 S-300 anti-aircraft missile system at its firing position.

Last, but not the least, russia’s losses in manpower are as follows:

The video version of the situation update with the information on enemy losses for the past day available here.

Ukraine Front Lines

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