The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational data on the 541st day of Ukraine's heroic resistance to the Russian invaders
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has provided operational information as of August 18, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion.
The five hundred and forty-first day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched 4 missile and 53 air strikes, launched 40 salvo rocket attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civil infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
Over the past 24 hours, 33 combat clashes took place.
On the Volyn and Polissky directionsoperational situation without significant changes.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 20 settlements, in particular Vilchyki, Mykolaivske of the Chernihiv region; Pokrovka, Novodmytrivka, Ryasne in the Sumy region and Okhrimivka, Mala Vovcha, Budarky, Stroivka in the Kharkiv region.
On the Kup’yan directionthe enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Sinkivka area of the Kharkiv region. Airstrikes in Petropavlivka and Kucherivka districts of Kharkiv region. The settlements of Dvorichna, Kup’yansk, Kucherivka, Kurylivka, Krokhmalne of the Kharkiv region and Nadiya of the Luhansk region were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire.
On the Lymanskyi directionthe enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Bilogorivka, Luhansk region. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Belogorivka, Luhansk region, and Terni, Yampol, Siversk, Donetsk region. About 20 settlements, in particular, Nevske, Dibrova, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Spirne, Zvarivka, Fedorivka, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region, were hit by enemy artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmutthe enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in Bohdanivka and Bila Hora districts of Donetsk region. Carried out airstrikes in the Vasyukivka area of the Donetsk region. More than 20 settlements, including Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, Severnye, Zalizne, Druzhba of the Donetsk region, were affected by the enemy's artillery shelling.
In the Avdiyiv direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Keramik settlement of Donetsk region. He carried out airstrikes in the Novokalinov and Avdiivka districts of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Stepove, Novoselivka Persha, and Pervomaiske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the Marinka direction, defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Marinka and Krasnohorivka districts of the Donetsk region. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Krasnohorivka region of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, in particular, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, Kostyantynivka, Antonivka of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery shelling.
In the Shakhtarsky directionthe enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the area of Urozhany of Donetsk region and Novodarivka of Zaporizhzhya region. More than 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Bogoyavlenka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Urozhane of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia directionthe enemy carried out an airstrike in the Robotyne region of the Zaporizhzhia region. More than 25 settlements, including Novodarivka, Levadne, Malynivka, Chervone, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne of the Zaporizhia region, were affected by enemy artillery fire.
In the Kherson direction, more than 15 populated areas were hit by enemy artillery fire points, among them Antonivka, Zelenivka, Komysany, Dniprovske, Kherson, Veletenske, Tomyna Balka of the Kherson Region and Kutsurub, Ochakiv of the Mykolaiv Region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched on the reached borders, carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 7 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 2 – on anti-aircraft missile complexes. Also, our defenders destroyed 2 enemy Ka-52 attack helicopters and 4 reconnaissance UAVs of the operational-tactical level.
During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 4 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 ammunition warehouses and 1 enemy EW station .
Prepared by: Serhiy Daga
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