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  • Operational update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 18.00, November 18, 2022
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 18 November 2022 19:12

    The two hundred sixty-eighth (268) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.

    During the day, the enemy launched 5 missile strikes as well as more than 10 MLRS attacks.

    The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine.

    The enemy shelled in such other directions:

    in the Slobozhansky direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of Veterynarne, Hlyboke, Dvorichna, Ohirtseve, Osynovo, Starytsa, Khatnye and Fiholivka settlements of the Kharkiv oblast;

    in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions - from artillery of various types, in the areas of Berestove, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Pishchane and Tabaivka settlements of the Kharkiv oblast; Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Novoselivske, Ploshanka and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk oblast and Kolodyazi and Torske in the Donetsk oblast;

    in the Bakhmut direction - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Opytne, Mayorsk, Rozdolivka, Soledar, Yakovlivka and Spirne settlements in Donetsk oblast;

    in the Avdiivka direction - from the entire range of artillery, in the areas of Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, New York and Pervomaiske settlements of the Donetsk oblast;

    in the Novopavlivka direction - from artillery of various calibers, in the areas of Bohoyavlenka, Neskuchne, Vremivka, Vuhledar and Novopol in Donetsk oblast;

    in the Zaporizhzhia direction - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Hulyaipilske, Zaliznychne, Orihiv, Shcherbaki and Pavlivka of the Zaporizhzhia oblast and Prechystivka of the Donetsk oblast;

    in the Kryvyi Rih direction - from artillery, in the area of the settlement of Mylove in the Kherson oblast.

    In the Kherson direction, mortar and artillery shelling, in particular, was experienced in the area of Antonivka, Bilozerka, Mykolaivka, Odradokamyanka and Chornobayivka settlements of the Kherson oblast.

    Enemy losses in the Kherson oblast over the previous days have been confirmed. Thus, in the city of Skadovsk, as a result of destruction of the area of concentration of the occupiers, the loss of personnel amounted to about 50 persons killed. And in the city of Chaplynka, the destruction of the ammunition depot is confirmed.

    According to the available information, the movement of separate units of the russian occupation forces from the Kherson direction was observed in the city of Novoaidar in the Luhansk oblast.

    In order to build up the engineering equipment of defensive lines in the Mykhailivka area, which is in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, the occupiers plan to use the facilities of enterprises in Pryshyb, Zaporizhzhia oblast, for the production of defensive structures.

    During the day, the Ukrainian aviation carried out 4 strikes in the areas of concentration of enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment.

    During the current day, units of missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 2 control points, 9 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition depots and a railway bridge.

    We support the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!