There were 39 and 40 combat contacts in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, respectively.
Ukrainian artilleryAs of 22:00 on September 18, there were 153 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting fire damage on them. More than 50% of the total number of battles took place in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsky directions.
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russian invaders launched one missile strike on Ukrainian territory using one missile, 59 airstrikes, dropping 79 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 532 kamikaze drones to destroy and carried out almost 3,300 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas.
In KharkivskeIn the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice stormed the positions of our units in the area of Volchansk and Tykhoye. One combat contact is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions near Sinkovka, Kruglyakovka, Stelmakhovka and Peschanoye. Ukrainian defenders stopped all 15 enemy attacks.
In the Limansk direction, Russian invaders stormed the positions of the Defense Forces 18 times near Druzhelyubovka, Cherneshchyna, Nevsky, Makeyevka, Belogorovka and Novosadove. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the In the Seversky direction, our defenders repelled three offensive actions of the occupation forces in the areas of Verkhnekamenskoye and Ivano-Daryevka. Currently, one combat clash is still ongoing.
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In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, stormed our positions near Chasovy Yar, Stupochki and Belaya Gora. The defense forces stopped all four attacks of the invaders.
In Toretsky12 combat contacts occurred in this direction. Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk, Dachnoye, Shcherbinovka and Nelipovka. All attacks by the aggressor have been repelled.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 39 times in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka, Novotoretskaya, Grodovka, Novogrodovka, Nikolaevka, Krasny Yar, Vozdvizhenka, Mirolyubovka and Marinovka. Our defenders have repelled 37 assaults, and two more combat clashes are ongoing.
Today, in this direction, according to preliminary data, 310 occupiers were neutralized, 120 of them irretrievably. Three tanks, three armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles were also destroyed. Another five tanks, one armored combat vehicle, two artillery systems and 15 vehicles were damaged. Dalnee, Georgievka and Konstantinovka. Thirty-eight combat contacts have been completed, two more are still ongoing.
In this direction, according to preliminary data, the enemy's losses, irretrievable and wounded, amounted to 70 people. One tank and an armored combat vehicle were also destroyed.
In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy attacked our units six times near Yekaterinovka and Bogoyavlenie. There are still four attacks by the invaders continuing.
In other areas – without any significant changes.
Today, it is worth noting the soldiers of the 43rd separate mechanized brigade, the 14th operational brigade of the NGU and the 68th Jaeger brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush, who are effectively destroying the enemy, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment.