Battle map of Ukraine as of March 18, 2025.

The Russian invaders launched 68 aerial strikes, using 101 guided bombs. In addition, they deployed 940 kamikaze drones and carried out about 4500 shellings on the positions of our troops and populated areas.

War news in Ukraine

In the last 24 hours, there were 97 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to vigorously fend off the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage and exhausting them along the entire front line. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Latest news from the front

The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy also showed activity in the Toretsk direction.

The defense forces successfully repelled the enemy's attempt to break through in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk. The enemy conducted an aerial strike with guided bombs on the settlement of Lypky.

Kupyansk direction

The enemy carried out nine offensive actions towards Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, Kamenka, Zapadne, Kruhlyakivka, and Bohuslavka. Two battles are ongoing at the moment. The settlements of Pishchane, Shabelne, Doroshivka, and Mala Shapkivka were shelled.

Kramatorsk direction

The enemy attacked in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Stupochky, and Kurdyumivka. Five attempts by the Russians to dislodge our defenders from their positions were unsuccessful.

Lyman direction

The defense forces repelled ten assaults on positions near Balka Zhuravka, Yampolivka, and in the directions of Novomykhailivka, Novoho, Olhivka, Zarichne, and Zelena Dolyna.

Toretsk direction

In the last 24 hours, there have been 23 combat clashes. The enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Toretsk, Dachne, Druzhba, Ozyaryanivka, Diliyivka, and Leonidivka. Currently, six clashes are ongoing.

Pokrovsk direction

Over the past day, the enemy attacked 43 times in the directions of the settlements of Vodyane Druhe, Sviridivka, Promin, Novopavlivka, Kotlyne, Udačne, Novooleksandrivka, Bohdanivka, Lysivka, and Andriyivka.

Our defenders repelled 36 assaults, and six clashes are still ongoing. The enemy's aviation carried out strikes with guided aerial bombs on Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Leontovychy, Zvirovomu, Novoserhiyivka, Horikhove, and Nadiivka.

Novopavlivsk direction

Ukrainian defenders repelled 13 attacks in the regions of Pryvilne, Vesele, and Kostiantynopil. Currently, one clash is ongoing. The settlements of Shevchenko, Odradne, Oleksiivka, and Rozliv were subjected to aerial strikes with guided bombs.

Kursk direction

The defense forces stopped 16 attacks by Russian invaders. The enemy carried out 21 aerial strikes, dropped 27 guided bombs, and conducted 289 artillery shellings, including nine from multiple launch rocket systems.

In the Orihiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks by the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Stepove and Lobkove. Battles are ongoing in three locations.

In the Dnipro direction, our defenders successfully repelled one enemy attack.

In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

Let us remind you that the full-scale war in Ukraine is now in its 1119th day.