Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of May 18, 2025.
1,180 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,093 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. May 18, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
The 1180th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
In total, 167 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the invaders carried out 75 air strikes on the positions of our troops and settlements, dropping 106 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they involved 2960 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 4735 attacks, including 122 from multiple rocket launcher systems.
The russian aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Bunyakyne, Sumy region; Kupyansk, Kharkiv region; Berezove, Dnipropetrovsk region; Kurtivka, Kostyantynivka, Bilytske, Yablunivka, Novopil, Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Temyrivka, Hulyaipole, Kamyanske, Zaporizhia region; Mykolaivka, Kherson region.
Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces have struck four areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and four artillery systems of the enemy.
Over the past day, the enemy attacked three times in the Kharkiv direction, in the Vovchansk area and towards Stroivka.
In the Kupyansk direction, one attack by the occupiers took place over the past day. The Defense Forces repelled the enemy’s assault action near Zagryzove.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 24 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Novoyehorivka, Lozova, Ridkodub, Hrekivka, Katerynivka, Yampolivka and Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversk direction, in the areas of Bilogorivka and Verkhnokamyansk, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops ten times.
In the Kramatorsk direction, eight offensive actions were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka and in the direction of Predtechynoye, Stupochok and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Ozaryanivka, Diliivka and Druzhba.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 54 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Stara Mykolaivka, Yablunivka, Vozdvizhenka, Nova Poltavka, Myrolyubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Novoserhiivka, Troitske and Andriivka.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked our positions 23 times near Konstantinopol, Bahatyry, Vilny Pole, Rivnopol, Novopol, Zeleny Pole and towards Komar.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled seven enemy assaults in the areas of Shcherbaky, Stepovoye and Maly Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, the enemy carried out two offensive actions – without success.
In the Kursk direction, 14 clashes took place over the past day. The enemy carried out 15 air strikes, dropped 20 guided bombs, and carried out 224 artillery attacks, including three from multiple launch rocket systems.
No active enemy offensive actions were recorded in the Hulyaipil direction.
No signs of enemy offensive formations were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
Ukrainian soldiers inflicted significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces and actively undermined the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
In total, the losses of the Russian invaders over the past day amounted to 1,130 soldiers. Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized a tank, four armored combat vehicles, 38 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 107 operational-tactical UAVs, and 91 units of the occupants’ automotive equipment.
