Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., February 18, 2023

Day 360 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun.

The russian federation continues to wage its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The enemy does not stop destroying the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, continues to launch strikes and artillery attacks on civilian infrastructure and residences.

During the day of February 17, the adversary launched 10x missile and 29x air strikes, as well as 69x MLRS attacks.

The threat of further russian air and missile strikes across Ukraine remains very high.

The enemy is focusing its main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtars’ke axes.

During the day of February 17, Ukrainian troops repelled the occupants’ attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Hryanykivka, Syn’kivka (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Rozdolivka, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Vesele, Vodyane, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast).

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no offensive groups of the adversary were found. The vicinities of settlements of Kolos (Chernihiv oblast), Mefedivka, Bachivs’k, Esman’, Kharkivka, Zaruts’ke, Kindrativka, Yunakivka, Zapsillya, Mais’ke, Mezenivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, Krasne, Borysivka, Vesele, Starytsya, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled.

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axis: the adversary shelled more than 15x settlements. These include Hryanykivka, Kucherivka, Krokhmal’ne, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Pershotravneve, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), Kuz’myne, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: more than 20x settlements came under fire, including Razdolivka, Zaliznyans’ke, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka and Shakhtars’ke axes: artillery shelling was reported in the vicinities of 20x settlements. These include Avdiivka, Vodyane, Vesele, Pervomais’ke, Krasnohorivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhya axis: 25 settlements were attacked, including Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohir’ya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kam’yans’ke, and Prydniprovs’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson axis: enemy artillery fire hit Kherson and the vicinities of 25x settlements, including Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Havrylivka, Zmiivka, Vesele, Kozats’ke, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Mykil’s’ke, Sadove, and Antonivka (Kherson oblast).

During the day of February 17, the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched 5x air strikes on concentrations of the enemy, as well as 1x air strike on the position of an anti-aircraft missile system.

Air defense forces shot down 6 enemy UAVs. According to preliminary information, they were 5x Lancet UAVs and 1x Zala UAV.

At the same time, missile and artillery units hit 3x concentrations of manpower of the enemy and 1x S-300 anti-aircraft missile system at its firing position.

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