Defenders consolidating positions on left bank of Dnipro and south of Bakhmut – General Staff report

The Defence Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River over the past 24 hours and are consolidating their positions and inflicting fire on the Russians. In addition, Ukrainian troops are storming south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the Russians and consolidating their positions.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 18 November

Details: A total of 67 combat clashes took place during the past 24 hours. Russian forces launched a missile strike and 37 airstrikes and carried out 41 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, Russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged.

The Russians conducted an airstrike on Ukraine using Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Ukraine’s air defence assets and personnel destroyed nine attack UAVs. In addition, the Russians conducted another airstrike on Ukraine on the night of 17-18 November. Information on the effects of this terrorist attack is currently being established.

Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts have been subjected to Russian airstrikes over the past 24 hours.

A total of 100 cities, towns and villages of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts came under Russian artillery fire. 

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted assault operations near the settlements of Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast, where Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attacks.

On the Lyman front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations north of Serebrianka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks near Vasiukivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast). Moreover, Ukraine’s Defence Forces are continuing assault operations south of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, inflicting losses on the Russians in manpower and equipment and consolidating their positions.

In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group on the Avdiivka front, Russian forces keep trying to encircle Avdiivka, but Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the defence, inflicting significant losses on the Russians. The Russians’ offensive operations near the settlements of Keramik, east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and south of Tonenke (Donetsk Oblast) were unsuccessful. Ukraine’s Defence Forces repelled 23 attacks there.

On the Marinka front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 Russian attacks near the settlements of Marinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Shakhtarsk front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations near the settlement of Vodiane in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations near Robotyne and west of Verbove (Zaporizhzhia Oblast), where Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attacks.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Defence Forces are continuing to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol front, inflicting losses in military personnel and equipment on the Russian occupying forces and exhausting them along the entire frontline.

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukrainian defenders are conducting counter-battery operations, striking the Russian rear.

Marine units, together with other components of the Defence Forces, continue to hold positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River, where they repelled 12 Russian attacks yesterday. Ukrainian defenders are consolidating their positions and inflicting fire on the Russians.

Ukraine's Air Force launched 10 attacks on areas where Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment were concentrated and 2 more attacks on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.

Ukraine's Rocket Forces and Artillery struck three clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, six artillery systems, an air defence system, a command post and an ammunition storage point.

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