Russia's war on Ukraine. 18.06.25
Operational situation
On the Northern Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked towards Tetkino, Glushkovo and Novy Put.
Russian forces tried to advance east of Yunakivka, southwest of Oleksandriya, and attacked towards Sadky, near Oleksandriya and Myropillya.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Holubivka, Dvorichna, Dovhenke, Krasne Pershe, Kamyanka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kruhlyakivka, Kopanky, Nadiya, Hrekivka and towards Olkhivka. The enemy attempted to advance southwest of Zahryzove and northwest of Lozova.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces tried to push north of Torske, and attacked near Ridkodub, Karpivka, Lypove, Shandryholove, Hlushchenkove, Novyi Myr, Kolodyazi, Novomykhailivka, Torske and in the Serebriansk Forest.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Zelena Dolyna and Myrne.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces advanced northeast of Serebrianka, attempted to advance north of Ivano-Dariivka and attacked near Hryhorivka, Serebrianka and Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces tried to advance towards Bila Hora and south of Chasiv Yar, and attacked near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Kurdyumivka, Stupochky and Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced north, east and southeast of Dyliivka, attempted to advance southeast of Oleksandro-Kalyne and north and northeast of Romanivka, and attacked near Toretsk, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Nelipivka and Shcherbynivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Toretsk and Nelipivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced northeast of Shevchenkove, attempted to advance southwest of Shevchenkove, northeast of Koptieve, southwest of Malynivka and in the center of Udachne, and attacked near Myrne, Malynivka, Shevchenkove, Myroliubivka, Promin, towards Novoekonomichne, near Lysivka, Shevchenkove, Zvirove and Kotlyne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces advanced on the northeastern outskirts of Komar, attempted to advance northwest of Orikhove, north of Komar, and west of Fedorivka and Vesele, near Shevchenkove, and attacked near Novopavlivka, Novoserhiyivka, Muravka, Novomykolayivka, Kotlyarivka, Novoukrainka, Bahatyr, Odradne, Oleksiivka, Andriivka, towards Zaporizhzhia and Myrne, near Vilne Pole, Burlatske, Novosilka, Zelene Pole and Novopil.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hold positions in Oleksiivka and Bahatyr.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces attempted to advance near Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces advanced north of Robotyne and in Mala Tokmachka, and attacked near Nesteryanka, Stepove, Shcherbaky and Mali Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian forces attacked near the Antonivsky bridge and tried to land troops on the islands in Kherson Oblast. The 80th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 14th Army Corps repelled attempts by Ukrainian Defense Forces units to land near the Tendrivska Spit.
General conclusion:
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian units near Dovhenke and Stepova Novosilka but was repelled.
On the Lyman direction, assault groups unsuccessfully tried to break through Ukrainian Defense Forces positions near Hrekivka, Karpivka, Shandryholove, Zelena Dolyna, Olhivka, and in the Serebriansk forest area. Former migrants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Tajikistan who signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense to obtain Russian citizenship were found among captured prisoners of war.
On the Siversk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled attacks toward Serebrianka.
On the Kramatorsk and Toretsk directions, Russian forces assaulted Ukrainian Defense Forces positions near Predtechyne, Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Yablunivka. Ukrainian units prevented any deterioration of tactical positions. The enemy continues to build up forces for further attacks.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops conducted offensive actions near Rusyn Yar, Koptieve, Malynivka, Poltavka, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Udachne, and Oleksiivka, trying to infiltrate personnel to support future assaults near Zelenyi Kut. Heavy fighting continues. Ukrainian Defense Forces take measures to prevent any worsening of the tactical situation. Near Malynivka, the enemy tries to disrupt Ukrainian Defense Forces logistics with drone strikes.
On the Novopavlivka direction, enemy assault groups attacked near Bahatyr, Vesele, east of Shevchenko, and toward Myrne. Ukrainian Defense Forces continue fighting against superior enemy numbers and inflict losses to reduce the enemy’s offensive potential.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces have resumed offensive operations toward Huliaypole and have increased the frequency of airstrikes on frontline villages.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 186 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, 28 enemy assault actions were repelled. The enemy carried out 6 airstrikes.
On the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed Ukrainian Defense Forces positions 3 times near Vovchansk, Kamyanka and Dovhenke.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked unsuccessfully once, trying to advance near Stepova Novoselivka.
On the Lyman direction, 16 enemy attacks occurred. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assaults near Lypove and towards Hrekivka, Novyi Myr, Olkhivka, Zelena Dolyna, Shandryholove and the Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked three times towards Serebryanka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, there were 11 clashes towards Markove, Predtechyne, Bila Hora and near Kurdyumivka.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 16 attacks in the areas of Dyliivka, Toretsk and towards Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Kalyne, Yablunivka, Stepanivka and Rusyn Yar.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 57 enemy assault and offensive actions were stopped in the areas of Koptieve, Poltavka, Malynivka, Myrne, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Udachne, Muravka, Orikhove, Novopavlivka and Oleksiivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy attacked 22 times in the areas of Odradne, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, Komar and towards Zaporizhzhia, Myrne and Shevchenko.
On the Huliaypole direction, 2 enemy offensive actions were repelled near Malynivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, 2 enemy attacks were repelled near the Antonivskyi bridge.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out drone strikes on targets in Ramenskoye, Zhukovsky, and Noginsk in Moscow Oblast.
The “Carpet” plan was activated at Zhukovsky, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo airports.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 25th BARS “Anvar” detachment conducts drone strikes on Ukrainian positions in the Shostka district of Sumy Oblast, and the 40th Separate Marines Brigade of the Pacific Fleet operates near Khotin.
The 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th Combined Arms Army, is active near Toretsk; the 68th Tank Regiment is engaged near Novospaske; the 56th Separate SOF Battalion of the 58th Combined Arms Army is deployed near Dachne.
The 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps and the 24th Separate SOF Brigade operate on the Pokrovsk direction. The “Rubicon” Center for Advanced Drone Technology strikes Ukrainian troops near Mayak.
The 200th Artillery Brigade of the 29th Combined Arms Army is deployed near Yalta; the 5th Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army is active in Fedorivka; the 14th Separate SOF Brigade operates toward Vremivka.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to advance toward the Khotin–Khrapivshchyna line.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance with forces of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from the bridgehead near Nove toward the high ground near the village of Cherneshchyna, and with forces of the 4th Tank Division, which is advancing on converging directions Raihorodka–Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve–Kopanky, will attempt to encircle a tactical group of the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Grouping (OSG) defending along the Novoyehorivka–Hrekivka line.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will advance in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest in order to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG.
On the Siversk direction, the command of the enemy's "Yug (South)" Operational Grouping will attempt to eliminate the Siversk salient held by "Khortytsia" OSG and break through towards the Sloviansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will try to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast – toward Siversk.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping and the 3rd Army, in particular, may soon change the direction of their main strike and shift it to the north of Chasiv Yar, launching an offensive on both sides of the Bakhmut–Sloviansk road along the Orikhovo-Vasylivka–Minkivka and Blahodatne–Pryvillya directions, which would allow them to break through to the forward approaches of Sloviansk directly from the southeast and create a real threat to the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Grouping (OTG) of Ukrainian Defense Forces by executing a deep flanking maneuver on its right flank. If the enemy manages to achieve operational surprise in these directions and advance to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka sector on the Lyman direction could radically deteriorate for the “Khortytsia” OSG.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces will soon have to withdraw from a fairly large area on both banks of the Vovcha River and fall back to the Novopavlivka–Piddubne line.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 18.06.25
Personnel - almost 1,007 160 (+1,040);
Tanks – 10,947 (+7);
Armored combat vehicles ‒ 22,845 (+31);
Artillery systems – 29,2658 (+37);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,420 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,187 (0);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 52,312 (+137);
Aircraft - 416 (0);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 41,165 (+184);
Intercepted cruise and other missiles – 3,369 (+23);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
Since the evening, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with 58 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various decoy drones. As of 08:30, air defense neutralized 30 enemy UAVs: 12 were shot down, 18 lost from radar or were suppressed by electronic warfare. Impacts were recorded at nine locations.
During the night of June 18, Zaporizhzhia was attacked by 13 enemy strike UAVs. Fires broke out at an industrial facility and in warehouse buildings. No reports of casualties have been received.
Overnight on June 18, Russian drones attacked an ambulance and a civilian in the city of Kherson, injuring three people, including two medical workers. They sustained concussions, blast injuries, and closed head traumas.
On June 18 at 02:30, the occupiers attacked Sviatohirsk in Donetsk Oblast using an S-300 SAM system. Missiles hit a residential neighborhood. Five civilians were injured.
Russian occupiers attacked a State Emergency Service unit in Bilozerka, Kherson Oblast, with three drones, injuring three rescuers. Russian forces also shelled the village of Romashkove in Kherson Oblast with artillery during the day, injuring a 28-year-old civilian.
Russian troops boast about hunting civilians in Kherson with drones, posting related videos on Telegram channels, according to Kherson Regional Military Administration head Yaroslav Shanko. They show how they drop explosives on a person riding a bicycle or simply driving through the city. Shanko emphasized that drone strikes are deliberate terror against civilians.
On June 18, the Russian army attacked the Huliaypole community in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring a 62-year-old man.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of another twelve victims from under the rubble of the nine-story building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile overnight on July 17, bringing the death toll from this strike to 28.
Full identification of the bodies of fallen soldiers returned to Ukraine under agreements with Russia, reached during talks in Istanbul, may take up to 14 months. Russia has handed over more than six thousand fallen. Additionally, the Russians try to complicate the identification process by packing fragments of different bodies into one bag or dividing parts of one body into multiple bags. At the same time, they run information operations accusing Ukraine of inaction in the process of body identification. Specialists also report that some bodies are returned in Russian military uniforms, along with enemy documents or badges.