Ukraine reports 184 battles across frontlines, repels 69 Russian assaults near Pokrovsk
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Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:55:00 +0300

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff reported this in its briefing as of 8:00 a.m.“According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out a missile strike on Ukrainian territory with one missile strike and 95 airstrikes, dropping 153 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 6,097 kamikaze drones and conducted 4,766 attacks on the Ukrainian troops’ positions and settlements, including 174 from multiple rocket launcher systems,” the General Staff reported.They added that over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation struck two concentrations of Russian personnel, weapons, and military equipment.Frontline updateIn the Sumy and Kursk sectors, 11 clashes took place. Russian forces carried out ten airstrikes, dropping 25 guided bombs, and conducted 203 attacks on the Ukrainian troops’ positions and settlements, including 14 from MLRS.In the Kharkiv sector, Russia launched 11 assaults on the Ukrainian units’ positions near the settlements of Vovchansk, Odradne, and in the direction of Hryhorivka and Obukhivka.In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops carried out seven attacks over the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian Defense Forces fought off Russian assaults in the areas of Borivska Andriivka, Kindrashivka, Zahryzove, Bohuslavka, and in the direction of Kupiansk.On the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 21 attacks, attempting to advance near the settlements of Zarichne, Stavky, Torske, Novomykhailivka, Druzheliubivka, Shandryholove, Serednie, and Kolodiazi.In the Siversk sector, Russian soldiers attacked the Ukrainian positions 14 times in the areas of Hryhorivka, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Vyimka, Fedorivka, and in the direction of Yampil.In the Kramatorsk sector, five combat clashes were recorded, with Russian forces attacking near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Predtechyne, and in the direction of Nykyforivka.On the Toretsk sector, Russian forces carried out 17 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Katerynivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, and in the direction of Mykolaipillia.In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders beat back 69 Russian assault and offensive actions near Volodymyrivka, Nykanorivka, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Novoekonomichne, Shakhove, Lysivka, Muravka, Zvirove, Molodetske, Rodynske, Myroliubivka, Promin, Novoukrainka, Nove Shakhove, and in the directions of Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Novyi Donbas.In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian troops attacked the Ukrainian positions 22 times near Oleksandrorhrad, Tolstoi, Piddubne, Voskresenka, Komyshuvakha, Novoheorhiivka, Olhivske, and Ivanivka.In the Huliaipole sector, Russian soldiers carried out one unsuccessful assault on the Ukrainian defenders’ positions near the settlement of Poltavka.In the Orikhiv sector, Russian troops launched three attacks near the settlement of Kamianske with air support.In the Prydniprovskyi sector, Russian forces made three unsuccessful attempts to approach the Ukrainian defenders’ positions in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.Along the border with Belarus, no signs of the enemy forming offensive groups have been detected.During the day on September 17, the occupying Russian army lost at least 930 more troops. Ukrainian defenders also destroyed 33 artillery systems and 2 tanks.
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