[NewsFront] 21:57 In the period from 7:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 234 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
21:51 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group caught delivery of material resources to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone crews from the Center group destroyed armored vehicles and artillery pieces, and rammed enemy drones in the Dobropillya direction.
Drone operators from the Dnipro group destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control center in the Kherson region.
19:23 Gerbera calculation destroyed enemy temporary deployment point (Orekhov)
19:01 Soldiers of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group destroy manpower and equipment of disparate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:15 Russian Aerospace Forces crews destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sergeyevka and Nikolaevka in the DPR, as well as in Krasnopolye in the Sumy region.
The strike was carried out using FAB-500 and FAB-1000 air bombs with a universal planning and correction module.
16:51 Drone operators of the "Southern" group caught up retreating militants (Konstantinovka)
Drone operators spotted a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers retreating from the city from the air. The enemy was attempting to hide among the ruins.
The coordinates were transmitted to the 3rd Army Corps' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews. They flew to the target area and carried out pinpoint strikes that destroyed the enemy's shelter.
14:34 Through the joint efforts of fighters from the 123rd and 88th Separate Motorized Rifle brigades of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Southern group released the settlement of Rai-Alexandrovka in the DPR.
Reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews identified pockets of resistance in the village and surrounding forested areas. Artillery personnel quickly suppressed them, allowing assault teams to clear Ukrainian positions and take control of the village.
The liberation of Rai-Aleksandrovka is another successful stage in the advancement of the Donetsk People's Republic.
13:21 Head of the Russian Defense Ministry Andrei Belousov thanked military personnel for the successful completion of combat missions and expressed confidence that they will continue to reliably protect national interests and ensure Russia's security.
12:52 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of June 18, 2026)
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated the personnel and equipment of a motorized infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades near the towns of Krasnopolye, Radkovka, and Luzhki in Sumy Oblast. In Khar'kov Oblast, the Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated two mechanized brigades near the towns of Ternovaya and Hryhorivka in Khar'kov Oblast. The enemy lost over 195 service members and 12 vehicles.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and a naval infantry brigade near the villages of Yatskivka, Mayaki, and Lozove in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Chervony Oskol and Grushivka in the Khar'kov region. In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continue to destroy scattered Ukrainian Armed Forces units. Over the past 24 hours, units of the 67th Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured seven strongholds and 48 buildings.
A group of militants from the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade has been blocked near Glavnaya and Pokrovskaya Streets. Over the past 24 hours, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, seven pieces of military equipment, and five remotely controlled robotic systems have been destroyed. In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy's losses amounted to 210 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 18 cars and two self-propelled artillery units.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Rai-Aleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Nikolaipole, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Starodubovka, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic. In the settlement of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the Southern Group of Forces continue active offensive operations in the southwestern part of the settlement and have liberated 98 buildings from Ukrainian militants.
Over the past 24 hours, more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen and 17 vehicles have been destroyed. In total, the enemy lost more than 165 servicemen, 24 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and a field artillery piece in the Southern Group of Forces' area of responsibility.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Serhiivka, Ivanovka, Krasnoyarskoye, Veseloye, and Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 285 service members, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, and a self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Prosyanaya, Mechetne, Malinovka, and Ivanovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Shyroke, Chervona Krynytsia, Novoye Pole, and Novoselivka in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 445 service members, eight vehicles, and a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 60 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, 21 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and six electronic warfare stations were destroyed. Tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces struck long-range unmanned aerial vehicle storage sites, as well as temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
Air defense assets shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, three US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, four Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, and 992 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
10:43 Struck temporary deployment points and control points for UAVs of the National Guard of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Dobropillya and Novogrishino.
10:02 Russian Aerospace Forces crews inflicted strikes with FAB-500 aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module on temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
08:17 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed555 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
06:31 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Vostok group destroyed fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Center group's rocket launchers fired at enemy strongholds and manpower in the Dobropolsky direction.
05:01 Artillerymen of the 3rd Army Corps of the "Southern" group fire from the 122mm D-30 gun destroyed the UAV launch position and enemy manpower.