06.00, 18.10.2022 regarding the Russian invasion Directly translated in google to ENGLISH join our efforts here https://facebook.com/coolztv
Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Glory to Ukraine! The two hundred and thirty-seventh day of heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the large-scale Russian invasion has begun. The enemy is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, at the same time, it does not abandon attempts to conduct offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiiv directions.
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Berestov settlements of the Kharkiv region; Bakhmutske, Ivangrad, Klishchiivka, Pervomayske and Maryinka of the Donetsk region. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 10 missile and 58 air strikes, and launched up to 60 attacks from rocket salvo systems.
Areas of more than 35 settlements were hit by enemy attacks. In particular, Kyiv and Odesa, Mykolaiv Oblasts; Bilogorivka, Terny, Krasnohorivka and Maryinka of the Donetsk region; Nova Kamianka and Biloghirka, Kherson region. For this, the enemy used cruise, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. In addition, 43 Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles were involved, 38 of which were shot down by Ukrainian soldiers.
The situation in the Volyn and Poliske directions has not changed significantly. The threat of missile and airstrikes, as well as the use of “Shahed-136” attack UAVs from the territory of the Republic of Belarus, remains. The enemy fired in other directions: in the Seversky direction – from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Senkivka of Chernihiv region and Seredyna-Buda and Dmytrivka of Sumy region;
in the Slobozhansk direction – from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Khatne, Staritsa and Strilecha; in the Kupyansk direction – from mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Berestov, Hryanikyvka, Dvorichna, Kotlyarivka, Serebryanka and Stelmakhivka settlements; in the Lymansky direction – from artillery of various calibers, in the areas of the settlements of Bilogorivka, Grekivka, Zarichne, Nadiya, Novoehorivka and Terny. Here the enemy also used shock UAVs;
in the Bakhmut and Avdiiv directions, the enemy inflicted fire damage from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line. On the Novopavlivskyi and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy shelled more than 15 settlements. Among them are Biloghirya, Bogoyavlenka, Vugledar, Malynivka, Orihiv and Shevchenko.
In the South Buz direction, the occupiers fired at military and civilian infrastructure. Areas of more than 20 settlements along the contact line were damaged by fire. The enemy made more than 30 UAV sorties to conduct aerial reconnaissance. Violating all norms of international humanitarian law, laws and customs of warfare, the Russian occupiers are building fortifications at the expense of looting the local population. Thus, in the settlement of Blagodatne, Kherson region, building materials and metal constructions of estates for the equipment of engineering fortifications are taken from private households of civilians.
Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 22 strikes during the past day. It was confirmed that 18 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, a support point, as well as 3 positions of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems were hit. Air defense units shot down 3 cruise missiles. Missile troops and artillery hit the control post, the area of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, two air defense and artillery facilities, one ammunition depot and other military targets of the enemy. We believe in the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!
