Zelensky calls on partners to speed up logistics of announced military aid packages
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on international partners to speed up the logistics of the announced military aid packages.
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18 August 2024
Morning rocket attack damages 50 houses in Kyiv region, two of them destroyed
In the Kyiv region, as a result of a morning missile attack by the Russian Federation army, 50 houses in three settlements were damaged, two of which were destroyed.
Man killed in Russian air strike on Bilopillia, child among wounded
The Russian army dropped a guided aerial bomb on Bilopillia in the Sumy region, killing a man and injuring his 11-year-old daughter and two more people.
Oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region attacked by Ukrainian-made drones – GUR
The kamikaze drones that hit an oil storage facility in Russia’s Rostov region on the night of August 18 were manufactured in Ukraine.
One killed, one wounded as Russians shell Rozlyv village in Donetsk region
On August 18, one person was killed and one was wounded in the Russian shelling of Rozlyv village in the Donetsk region.
One person killed in enemy air strike on Bilopillia
On the afternoon of August 18, the Russian army dropped a guided aerial bomb on Bilopillia, Sumy region, killing at least one person and injuring another one.
Russian drone attack leaves man injured in Kherson
A man was injured as a result of a Russian drone attack in Kherson this afternoon.
War update: 81 clashes along frontlines, Pokrovsk axis remains hottest
The number of Ukraine Army’s combat engagements with the Russian invasion force has reached 81 since day-start while the enemy remains most active in the Pokrovsk axis where they launched 24 assaults.
Situation on border with Belarus remains unchanged - Ukrainian border guards
The situation on the border between Ukraine and Belarus has seen no changes lately.
Ukraine’s intelligence reveals details of cyber attack on producer of Russian nukes
As a result of a recent cyber attack on a Russian producer of nuclear munitions, Ukraine’s GUR defense intelligence obtained a massive bulk of sensitive data and undermined the company’s operations.
Russian shelling kills another civilian in Myrnohrad, Donetsk region
A 44-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon as Russian artillery shelled the town of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region.
Russia’s Ivan Khurs recon ship spotted off Crimea coast
Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Ivan Khurs reconnaissance ship was seen off the coast of Sevastopol.
Belarus’s Lukashenko says third of his army deployed toward border with Ukraine
Belarusian dictator Aleksander Lukashenko claims he has ordered almost a third of his armed forces to move toward the border with Ukraine as over “120,000 Ukrainian soldiers” have allegedly massed up on the other side.
Tavria paratroopers recall repelling two “largest” Russian assaults late July
At the end of July, fighters from the 79th Tavria Separate Airborne Assault Brigade held back two massive Russian assaults involving 200 invaders and 57 units of armored fighting vehicles.
Russian troops shell Kupiansk, woman wounded
A 52-year-old woman was injured as a result of the Russian army's shelling of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region.
Paratroopers show off Russia's latest T-90M "Proryv" tank captured in Kursk region
Soldiers of the 80th Separate Air Assault Galician Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured the latest Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank during a raid in the Kursk region.
AFU overcome Russia's superiority in manpower and equipment with operation in Kursk region - ISW
The operation of the Ukrainian Defence Forces in the Kursk region illustrates how Ukrainians can use manoeuvre warfare to compensate for Russia's superiority in manpower and equipment.
Two people wounded in Kherson as result of drone attack
Two people were injured in the Dnipro district of Kherson as a result of a Russian drone attack.
Defence forces repel massive Russian attack in Donetsk region in morning - General Staff
A massive Russian attack has been repelled near the settlements of Pivnichne and Zalizne in Donetsk region.
Russians hit Myrnohrad with artillery in morning, woman is killed
A woman was killed and another was injured as a result of hostile shelling of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region.
Ukrainian forces hit plant in Rostov region that supplied oil products for Russian army
On the night of August 18, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the Kavkaz plant in Russia’s Rostov region, which was storing oil and oil products for the Russian military.
Ukraine’s Air Force hits another bridge in Kursk region
The Ukrainian Air Force hit another bridge in Russia’s Kursk region.
Russian missile fragments damage or destroy 18 houses, power lines and cars in Kyiv region
In the Kyiv region, Russian missile fragments damaged or destroyed 18 houses, power lines and cars.
Enemy shelling of Kherson region leaves two civilians injured
On August 17, Russian troops injured two residents of the Kherson region.
Russian troops attack Zaporizhzhia region 371 times in past 24 hrs
Over the past day, the Russian army attacked 10 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region 371 times.
Ukraine’s air defense forces shoot down eight enemy Shahed UAVs, five missiles
The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down eight Russian Shahed attack drones and five missiles on the night and morning of August 18.
Drones attack oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region
On the morning of Sunday, August 18, a group of drones attacked an oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region.
Two killed, eight injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk region in past day
Two civilians were killed as the Russian army shelled the Donetsk region on Saturday, August 17.
No Russian warships spotted off Ukraine’s coasts
Russia currently has no naval vessels on combat duty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,170 in past day
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are believed to have lost 599,350 personnel killed or wounded, including 1,170 in the past 24 hours.