18.03.09.2022 regarding the Russian invasion
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Spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Pavlo Kovalchuk. The one hundred and ninety-second day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion continues. The enemy continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk region, maintaining the captured districts of Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv regions.
Offensive and assault operations continue in the Bakhmut and Avdiiv areas. The enemy is actively using anti-aircraft defense to cover its troops. The enemy did not conduct active combat operations in the Kramatorsk and Novopavlovsk directions. During the current day, 8 missile and more than 10 air strikes were carried out on military and civilian objects on the territory of our State. In particular, the infrastructure of the settlements of Peremoga, Husarivka, Biloghirya, Pryshyb, Vremivka, Poltavka, Zaytseve, Bilogorivka, Yakovlivka, Vodyane was affected. Actively conducts reconnaissance using UAVs.
Sensing danger, the occupiers strengthened the administrative and police regime in the settlements located on the banks of the Dnipro River and the protection of the coastline in the temporarily captured areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. In addition, state companies of the Russian Federation have been presented with new norms for the selection of “volunteers” for the war. Thus, the Russian Railways company received an order to search for up to 10,000 new candidates for a short-term contract among civilian employees.
Also, there remains a further threat of systematic massive air and missile strikes on military and critical infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine. In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the situation remains without significant changes. The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are conducting a check of the readiness of field communication systems as part of preparations for the command and staff exercises. In other directions, the enemy attacked military and civilian infrastructure using tanks, combat vehicles, barrel and rocket artillery, namely:
in the Seversky direction – three settlements in the Chernihiv region and one in the Sumy region; in the Kharkiv direction – the areas of Krasnopillya, Prudyanka, Ruski Tyshki, Cherkaski Tyshki, Ruska Lozova, Stary Saltiv, Pryshyb, Husarivka, Nortsivka; in the Slavic direction – Karnaukhivka, Nova Dmytrivka, Velika Komyshuvakha; in the Kramatorsk direction – Bogorodichne, Raihorodok, Siversk;
in the direction of Bakhmut – Zaitseve, Kodema, Vesela Dolyna, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Bakhmut; in the Avdiyiv direction – Novokalynove, Berdychi, Vodiane, Pervomaiske; in the Novopavlivskyi direction – Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, Paraskoviivka, Zolota Niva; in the Zaporizhzhia direction – Shcherbaki, Novoandriivka, Orihiv, Gulyaipole, Dorozhnyanka, Uspenivka, Novopil, Vremivka; in the South Buzka direction, the enemy carried out shelling along the entire line of contact. In addition, the enemy conducted reconnaissance with the active use of UAVs, in total – more than 30 sorties.
Units of the Defense Forces hold their positions and prevent the enemy from advancing deep into the territory of our State. The defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Dolyna, Soledar, Novobakhmutivka, Kodema, Zaytseve, Avdiivka, Maryinka settlements. During the day, to support the actions of the ground groups, the Ukrainian aviation carried out more than 5 strikes during which combat equipment, electronic warfare equipment, anti-aircraft defense and a significant number of personnel were destroyed in the Donetsk and South Buz directions.
Air defense units of our troops destroyed one helicopter, three UAVs and five Kalibr cruise missiles in various directions. Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces continue to perform tasks of counter-battery combat, disruption of the enemy’s control system and logistical support. Damage was inflicted on three control points. One personnel accommodation facility was destroyed
the enemy Thus, a unit of Russian special forces entered the affected area. Information on losses is being clarified. Also, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition storage were destroyed, which significantly reduced the enemy’s ability to conduct offensive operations. The ability to win is the spirit of our nation! Let’s win together! Glory to Ukraine!

