Ukrainian Armed Forces repel Russian attacks near 9 settlements – General Staff report
Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled Russian attacks in the vicinity of Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Bilohorivka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Opytne, Pervomaiske, Vodiane and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast).
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 18 November
Quote: "Enemy forces are continuing to fire on the positions of our troops and on civilian settlements in the vicinity of the line of contact. Over the course of the past 24 hours, the invaders have carried out 5 air strikes and 27 missile strikes, as well as more than 50 attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)."
Details: Over the course of the past 24 hours, civilian infrastructure in the following cities, towns and villages came under Russian fire: Balakliia and Izium (Kharkiv Oblast); Vilniansk (Zaporizhzhia Oblast); Dnipro and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast); Ochakiv (Mykolaiv Oblast) and Odesa (Odesa Oblast).
There were no changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. There is an ongoing threat of missile and air strikes on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus.
Russian forces continued to fire on military and civilian targets:
- On the Sivershchyna front: Russian forces deployed mortars and tubed artillery to fire on areas in the vicinity of Hremiach and Senkivka (Chernihiv Oblast) and Horky, Seredyna-Buda, Ukrainske and Fotovyzh (Sumy Oblast);
- On the Slobozhanshchyna front: Russian forces deployed tank guns and various types of artillery to fire on areas in and around Hlyboke, Ohirtseve, Osynove, Starytsia and Khatnie (Kharkiv Oblast);
- On the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts: Russian forces deployed tank guns and all types of artillery at their disposal to fire on areas in and around Berestove, Kyslivka, Krokhmalne, Pishchane and Tabaivka (Kharkiv Oblast); Hrekivka, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka and Nevske (Luhansk Oblast) and Kolodiazi (Donetsk Oblast);
- On the Bakhmut front: the Russians deployed tank guns, mortars and tubed and rocket artillery to fire on areas in and around Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Verkhnokamianske, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, Ozarianivka, Opytne, Maiorsk, New-York, Soledar, Spirne and Yakovlivka (Donetsk Oblast);
- On the Avdiivka front: the Russians deployed tank guns and artillery to fire on areas in the vicinity of Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Pervomaiske (Donetsk Oblast);
- On the Novopavlivka front: the Russians fired on areas in and around Bohoiavlenka, Vremivka and Vuhledar (Donetsk Oblast) using mortars and tubed and rocket artillery;
- On the Zaporizhzhia front: Russian forces fired on areas in and around Zaliznychne, Mali Shcherbaky and Shcherbaky (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) using mortars;
- On the Kherson front: the Russians deployed tubed and rocket artillery to fire on areas in and around Antonivka, Odradokamianka and Chornobaivka (Kherson Oblast).
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