Ukraine's Armed Forces stop 40 Russian attacks on Pokrovsk front – General Staff
Russian forces attacked on all fronts over the past day. A total of 151 combat clashes have occurred, with the Pokrovsk front remaining the hottest.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 18 November
Details: On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted nine attacks near the settlements of Novyi Myr, Zarichne and Drobysheve.
On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Dronivka, Serebrianka, Siversk and Fedorivka 10 times.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 40 Russian assaults and offensive actions near the settlements of Maiak, Fedorivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and Dachne.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Russia's Kursk Oblast, seven combat clashes occurred. The Russians conducted 6 airstrikes, dropping 14 guided bombs, and fired 148 times on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including 8 times from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 20 attacks near the settlements of Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Rusyn Yar and Yablunivka and towards Kostiantynivka and Sofiivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces attacked near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Sosnivka, Berezove, Krasnohirske and Pershotravneve 13 times.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, Russian forces conducted six attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk and Dvorichanske.
On the Kupiansk front, three Russian attacks occurred near the settlements of Pishchane and Stepova Novoselivka.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 10 attacks near the settlements of Solodke, Rivnopillia, Yablukove and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Kramatorsk and Prydniprovske fronts, Russian forces tried to break through Ukrainian defences twice near the settlements of Stupochky and Orikhovo-Vasylivka.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians conducted one attack near the village of Prymorske.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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