Also, in the eastern direction, units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber.
What is happening in different parts of the front
Operational information as of 18.00 on 02/18/2024 regarding the Russian invasion was provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.
During the day, 56 combat clashes took place.
In total, the enemy launched 3 missile and 33 air strikes, carried out 64 rounds of anti-aircraft fire at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the Vilkhuvatka area of the Kharkiv region. About 20 settlements were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Kupyansk direction . Airstrikes in Petropavlivka and Borova districts of Kharkiv region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repulsed 7 enemy attacks near Terni and southeast of Vyimka, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops. The occupiers also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilogorivka, Luhansk region, and Rozdolivka, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements were damaged by enemy artillery and mortar shelling.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces repulsed 4 attacks near Ivanovsky, Klishchiivka, Andriivka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical position. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire.
In the Avdiiv region, our defenders repulsed 3 enemy attacks in the Lastochkin and Pervomaisky areas of the Donetsk region. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Zhelanne, Orlivka, and Semenivka settlements of the Donetsk region. About 20 settlements were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Mariinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy near Georgiivka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region. Here, the occupiers tried to break through the defense of our troops 12 times. Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviivka came under artillery and mortar fire.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Novopavlovsk direction . About 10 settlements, including Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Staromayorske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repelled 7 enemy attacks in the Robotyny area of the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy also carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia region. More than 20 settlements were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
In the zone of responsibility of the "Odesa" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, 14 attempts to storm the positions of our troops were made. Zolota Balka, Ingulets, Fedorivka, Ivanivka, Tyaginka, Tokarivka, Krynka of the Kherson region and Ochakiv of the Mykolaiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling. The enemy also shelled the areas of the settlements of Krynka, Tomyna Balka, Ingulets and Ivanivka in the Kherson region with rocket launchers.
New successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the war against the Russian army
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 4 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Also, in the eastern direction, units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Su-34 fighter-bomber.
Units of missile troops struck 3 control points and 1 enemy ammunition depot.
