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Thursday, 12 February 2026, 17:59
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 88 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Polohy district in Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled a large-scale mechanized assault by Russian troops on the eastern front, destroying 23 enemy vehicles, including 18 armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) and 13 motorcycles.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that Ukraine currently has the most powerful, and, in many aspects, the most innovative army in Europe.
In the Kherson region, a cultural center in the village of Novooleksandrivka was completely destroyed by a drone strike.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops attacked a service vehicle belonging to the Bilozerka settlement military administration with a drone, injuring a 46-year-old employee.
As a result of a massive attack by the Russian Federation on June 17, almost 80% of the windows at the Kyiv Sports Lyceum were damaged, and the walls, ceilings, entrance, and sports equipment were partially destroyed.
In border communities in Sumy region, roads are being equipped with anti-drone nets to protect against Russian attacks.
In Kherson, a Russian drone attacked an 84-year-old woman in the morning.
Three explosions were reported in temporarily occupied Crimea’s Sevastopol on the night of June 19. An air raid alert went off in the city's military units.
Ukraine’s defense forces neutralized 88 Russian drones out of 104 launched at Ukraine last night while in six locations, hits were recorded.
Over the past 24 hours, 163 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops occurred on the frontline. The Pokrovsk direction saw the most activity from the enemy, with significant engagements also recorded in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors.
Russian forces shelled communities in Mykolaiv region with artillery and attacked them with drones. In Kutsurub community, a woman was injured, while Inhul community, an agricultural enterprise was damaged.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in manpower from February 24, 2022, to June 19, 2025, have reached approximately 1,008,240 personnel, with 1,080 invaders eliminated over the past 24 hours alone.
Russian forces launched attacks at Nikopol district using drones and artillery overnight, injuring five people.
As of 6:00 on June 19, 2025, there are no Russian warships present in either the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov.
In Sumy region, assault troops from the Black Swan battalion eliminated the commander of a Russian army motorized rifle regiment.
18 June 2025
Ukraine’s forces used a drone to make a Russian serviceman surrender and escort him to their positions, where he was taken captive.
Search and rescue operations have concluded in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, where a residential building was struck and partially destroyed. The operation lasted over 39 hours, and rescuers recovered the bodies of 23 people from under the rubble of the collapsed section.
Eight people were injured in Kherson region on June 18 as a result of enemy shelling throughout the day.
In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Russian invaders destroyed the state veterinary hospital.
Enemy activity in the Sumy direction has decreased, and no enemy actions along the border have been observed within the Chernihiv region.
A very serious enemy force would be required to execute an attempt to land on the coast of Odesa to capture the Ukrainian city. As of today, Russia has no such force but Ukraine’s Defense Forces are preparing for any developments.
Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead so far in just a single apartment block partially destroyed in what appears to be Russia’s deadliest air raid targeting Kyiv since the full-scale invasion.
The Russian Federation is launching large-scale disinformation operations targeting audiences across Africa, Latin America, and some European countries.
A Shahed drone attack has destroyed a Nova Poshta branch in Zaporizhzhia, with no casualties reported.
Since the start of 2025, units of the National Guard of Ukraine have destroyed nearly 600 Russian tanks, 903 units of armored vehicles, and 2,864 artillery systems.
Kyiv authorities hope to complete the bulk of emergency and search and rescue operations by the end of the day.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 30 out of 58 drones launched by Russian invaders in an overnight attack on Ukraine.