The 237th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 18.10.2022.
During the day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the areas of settlements: Ohirtseve, Kharkiv oblast; Bilohorivka, Luhansk oblast; Novokalynove and Maryinka, Donetsk oblast.
During the current day, the Russian army launched 9 missile and 10 air strikes, carried out more than 10 MLRS attacks.
Areas of more than 10 settlements were hit by Russia. Among them are Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kurakhove in the Donetsk oblast and Trykhaty in the Mykolaiv oblast. For this, Russians used cruise, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. In addition, in one of the directions, Russian soldiers used 4 unmanned aerial vehicles of Iranian production “Shahed-136”, 3 of which shot down units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
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, providing its infrastructure and airspace. There is still a threat of missile and air strikes, as well as the use of “Shahed-136” attack UAVs from the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Covert mobilization of the Belarusian armed forces continues under the guise of training sessions. According to available information, measures are being taken to train operators of anti-aircraft missile systems and tank crews.
Russian troops fired in other directions:
- in the Siverskyi direction – from barrel artillery, within the Yunakivka settlement of Sumy oblast;
- in the Slobozhanskyi direction – from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanski Khutory, Hryhorivka, Komisarove, Ohirtseve, Starytsa, and Strilecha;
- in the Kupyansk direction – from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Berestove, Hryanykivka, Dvorichna, Kamianka, Krasne, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka and Stelmakhivka;
- in the Lymanskyi direction – from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Hrekivka, Zarichne, Kovalivka, Nadiya, Novoyehorivka, Olhivka and Torske.
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On the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, Russian soldiers fired from tanks and artillery along the contact line. The settlements of Bakhmut, Soledar, Pervomaiske and Velyka Novosilka were directly affected.
On the Novopavlivsky and Zaporizhzhia directions, Russia fired from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery at the settlements of Pavlivka and Prechistivka.
In the South Buh direction, the Russian army is trying to improve logistical support, is shelling military and civilian infrastructure. Settlements along the contact line, including Vyshchetarasivka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast, were damaged by fire.
Russian military-political leadership does not stop taking measures to replenish the personnel of units that have suffered losses on the territory of Ukraine. Despite the preliminary reservation of the list of employees of the Russian Federation’s critical infrastructure, the heads of such enterprises still receive plans that they are forced to carry out. Therefore, they send their employees to the military commissariats.
The replenishment of losses of Russian units at the expense of prisoners continues. As of the beginning of October, more than half of the total eight thousand fighters of the private military company “Wagner” are mercenaries of the mentioned category.
Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 20 strikes during the day. It was confirmed that 13 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, a support point, as well as 7 positions of the Russia’s anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.
In addition, Ukrainian air defense units shot down 5 cruise missiles. Soldiers of missile troops and artillery of Ukraine hit two control points, two areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, two air defense and artillery facilities, two ammunition warehouses and other military targets of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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