Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., February 19, 2023

Day 361 of the russian full-scale invasion has begun. 

During the day of February 18, the russian occupiers launched 4x air and 15x missile strikes, most of them against the civilian infrastructure of Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson oblasts. The enemy also launched more than 90x MLRS attacks. 

The threat of missile strikes by the russian federation remains high across Ukraine.

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

During the day of February 18, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled the occupant forces’ attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Hryanykivka, Masyutivka (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna (Luhansk oblast), and Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, and Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast).

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: certain adversary units remain stationed in the areas bordering Ukraine, but no offensive groups have been found. During the day of February 18, the enemy shelled 23x settlements, including Kozache, Bunyakyne, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Volodymyrivka (Sumy oblast), Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan’, Strilecha, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast). 

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary shelled the settlements of Novomlyns’k, Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Kup’yans’k, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Rozdolivka, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the enemy shelled the vicinities of 21x settlements. Among them are Zaliznyans’ke, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia axes: the adversary fired artillery at vicinities of 16x settlements. These include Avdiivka, Vodyane, Vesele, Nevel’s’ke, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast). 

Zaporizhzhia axis: the vicinities of settlements of Vremivka (Donetsk oblast), Malynivka, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaki, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Bilohir’ya (Zaporizhzhia oblast) were shelled.

Kherson axis: enemy artillery fire hit Kherson, as well as the vicinities of 27x settlements, including Beryslav, Kozats’ke, Poniativka, Sadove, Vesele, Antonivka, Veletens’ke, and Berehove (Kherson oblast).

The enemy faced problems with the logistics of its units. For example, due to the premature failure of modernized S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and the inability to promptly deliver the combat components to perform routine maintenance of equipment in combat conditions, the anti-aircraft missile systems have to be sent to manufacturing plants in russia.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, large numbers of the mobilized soldiers’ relatives are addressing the russian Ministry of Defense due to violations of the servicemen’s rights. The main reasons are: no rotations or vacations for more than 6x months or any prospects for them in the next 2-3 months; poor nutrition and sanitary conditions, which forces the relatives to constantly send them food and personal belongings; officers of the russian occupation forces using their official position for their own enrichment – privates and sergeants are offered short-term vacations for a $1,000 bribe. The Ministry of Defense of the russian federation does not respond to these appeals.

During the day of February 18, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 6x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as on the position of the anti-aircraft missile system.

During the day of February 18, Air Defense Forces shot down 2x Kalibr cruise missiles, while missile and artillery units hit 1x concentration of enemy.

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