Russian invaders keep trying to occupy the entire Donetsk region. Our defenders courageously repulse the invaders.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the latest information from the front as of January 18.
Where the enemy is offensive
During the day, the enemy launched 22 air strikes and carried out more than 50 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Defenders warn that the threat of Russian air and missile strikes remains high throughout Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes that the enemy does not give up its intentions to capture the Donetsk region within the administrative boundaries. The enemy is focusing his main efforts on attacking Bakhmut direction. Conducts unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdeevsky direction. In addition, he is trying to improve the tactical situation in the Limansky direction.
In the Zaporozhye direction, he carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Orekhov and Gulyaipole settlements. The enemy is on the defensive in the Kupyansky, Novopavlovsky and Kherson directions.
What is the situation in other directions
OnVolyn, Polessky, Seversky and Slobozhansky directions situation without significant changes, no offensive enemy groupings were found.
Pay attention! On the territory of the Republic of Belarus, joint exercises of the aerospace forces of Russia and Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus. Practical tasks are being worked out on the interaction of air and ground components in offensive operations.
The areas of the settlements of Rivne and Novodmitrovkaof the Sumy region and Budarki, Dugout, Gatishche, Volchansk, Ternovaya, Chugunovka, Novomlynsk and Dvurechnaya inKharkov region were subjected to mortar and artillery shelling.
InKupyansk direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Petropavlovka, Kislovka, Ivanovka, Krakhmalny, Sinkovka, Berestovoye and Tabaevka in Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in Lugansk region.
On Limansky< /strong>in the direction Druzhelyubovka in the Kharkiv region and Novoegorovka, Nevskoe, Chervonopopovka and Dibrova in the Lugansk region fell under fire. Among them are Verkhnekamennoe, Belogorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Kurdyumovka and Druzhba of the Donetsk region. Marinka and Novomikhailovka in Donetsk region.
On NovopavlovskBolshaya Novoselka, Zolotaya Niva and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast came under enemy fire.
In theZaporozhye direction, more than 15 settlements were hit by artillery fire, in particular, Vremyevka and Novopol in the Donetsk region and Orekhov, Poltavka, Malinovka, Huliaipole, Malaya Tokmachka, Stepnoe, Kamenskoye and Plavni of the Zaporozhye region.
On Khersonin the direction of shelling from multiple rocket launchers and cannon artillery, in particular, the areas of the settlements of Antonovka, Beregovo, Vesele, Fedorovka, Lvovo and Kherson were subjected to shelling. Once again, civilians suffered.
Russian looting in the occupied territories
Russian occupiers do not stop looting in temporarily occupied territories. So, in the settlements of Gornostaevka, Cairo, Bratolyubovka and Nizhniye Serogozy of the Kherson region, the occupiers, moving in groups of 10-15 people, search the empty houses of local residents and take out all household appliances and furniture.
Defense Forces aviation during 24 hours inflicted 13 strikes on enemy concentration areas and 3 on the positions of its anti-aircraft missile systems.
Important. Our defenders shot down an enemy Ka-52 helicopter and an experimental Russian reconnaissance UAV “Merlin-VR”.
Missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 1 command post, 1 area of concentration of occupiers' manpower and 1 electronic warfare station.
