Russia – Ukraine war updates as of February 19, 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 19, 2023.

Day 361 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun.

During the past day of February 18, the russian forces launched 4 air and 15 missile strikes, most of them against the civilian infrastructure of Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson oblasts. The enemy also launched more than 90 MLRS attacks.

The russian occupeirs continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtars’ke directions.

During the day of February 18, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled the russian forces’ attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Hryanykivka, Masyutivka (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), and Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, and Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast).

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: certain adversary units remain stationed in the areas bordering Ukraine, but no offensive groups have been found. During the day of February 18, the enemy shelled 23 settlements, including Kozache, Bunyakyne, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Volodymyrivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman directions: the russian forces shelled the settlements of Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Kup’yans’k, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Rozdolivka, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut direction: the enemy shelled the vicinities of 21 settlements, including Zaliznyans’ke, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia directions: the enemy artillery hit 16 settlements, in particular Avdiivka, Vodyane, Vesele, Nevel’s’ke, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia direction: the following Ukrainian settlements came under russian shelling – Vremivka (Donetsk oblast), Malynivka, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaki, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Bilohir’ya (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson direction: russian artillery fire hit Kherson, as well as the vicinities of 27 settlements, including Beryslav, Kozats’ke, Poniativka, Sadove, Vesele, Antonivka, Veletens’ke, and Berehove (Kherson oblast).

The russian forces faced problems with the logistics of its units. For example, due to the premature failure of modernized S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and the inability to promptly deliver the combat components to perform routine maintenance of equipment in combat conditions, the anti-aircraft missile systems have to be sent to manufacturing plants in russia.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, large numbers of the mobilized soldiers’ relatives are addressing the russian Ministry of Defense due to violations of the servicemen’s rights. The main reasons are: no rotations or vacations for more than 6x months or any prospects for them in the next 2-3 months; poor nutrition and sanitary conditions, which forces the relatives to constantly send them food and personal belongings; officers of the russian occupation forces using their official position for their own enrichment – privates and sergeants are offered short-term vacations for a $1,000 bribe. The Ministry of Defense of the russian federation does not respond to these appeals.

During the day of February 18, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as on the position of the anti-aircraft missile system.

During the day of February 18, Air Defense Forces shot down 2 Caliber cruise missiles, while missile and artillery units hit 1x concentration of enemy.

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.

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