[NewsFront] 21:25 Operators of attack UAVs from the Vostok group thwarted an enemy counterattack in the Zaporizhzhia region.
FPV drone crews of the Zapad group liquidated ground robotic systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Drone operators from the Southern Group destroyed enemy vehicles in the village of Krasnotorka in the Kramatorsk district.
FPV drone operators from the Center group destroyed ground robotic systems and shelters housing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Dobropillya direction.
20:25 Strikes by the Iskander OTRK and the Geran-4 Seeker UAV hit a launcher of the coastal missile system "Neptune", transport and loading vehicle with ammunition.
19:53 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue attacks on Ukrainian ports and ships deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Fuel tanks intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit by high-precision air-launched weapons in the Yuzhny port area of Odessa Oblast.
19:28 Velykoburluk direction. Northerners are completing clearing the pocket west of Bely Kolodez, –MAP
19:01 Kupyansk. The enemy has regained control of the central district hospital in the city center. MAP.
15:49 On video: Servicemen from the Sever counter-UAV unit are shooting down more Maya drones, which the enemy is using, among other things, to deplete our air defenses.
12:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 18, 2026)
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Mikhailovskoye, Ulanovo, Ryzhevka, Mogritsa and Sadki in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized, two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Myronivka, Kazachya Lopan, Sosnovka, Bugayevka and Verovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 230 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, ten vehicles, two artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Krasny Liman, Mayaki of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervony Oskol, Staroverovka, and Izyum in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 215 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 15 cars, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.
They defeated the formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Slavyansk, Verolyubovka, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Semenovka, Nikolaevka, Nikanorovka and Vasyutinskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In one day, the enemy lost more than 145 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three brigades of marines, and four brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the populated areas of Novohryhorivka, Novofedorivka, Dobropillya, Raiske, Krasny Kut, Shevchenko, Gruzskoye, Sergeyevka, Zolotoy Kolodez of the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 370 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Vasilkovka, Malinovka, Pokrovskoe, and Volnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Obshchoe, Nikolskoye, Novoye Pole, and Lyubitskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost over 515 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and seven cars.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Ingulets in the Kherson region, Zapasne and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 65 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
10:20 in the Zaporizhzhia region liquidated concentration of enemy manpower.
A Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned aerial vehicle control center was damaged in Sumy Oblast.
09:52 By the crews of the Geran-4 Seeker UAV inflicted two strikes on a container ship carrying military cargo in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region.
09:34 Operators “Geran‑3 Seeker” destroyed a warehouse for fuel and lubricants used to refuel the equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (near the village of Korop, Chernihiv Oblast).
09:16 Crews of the Geran-4 Seeker and Gerbera Seeker drones struck a container ship in the Black Sea used to deliver military cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:52 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to carry out group attacks with high-precision air-launched weapons and unmanned aerial strike vehicles.
As a result of the blows:
in the port of Odessa (state enterprise "Sea Trade Port "Odessa"), port infrastructure facilities used for unloading fuels and lubricants, and tanks with fuels and lubricants intended for supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine were damaged;
in the port of Chornomorsk (state enterprise Sea Trade Port Chornomorsk) in the Odessa region, a container ship was hit while unloading ammunition;
A dry cargo ship carrying cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was struck while crossing the sea near Zmeiny Island.
In addition, in the area of the village of Rybakovka (14 km west of Ochakov), the launcher and transport-loading vehicle of the Neptune-2 coastal missile system were damaged.
08:48 ️During the night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 379 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga, Tula, Tambov, Oryol, Lipetsk, Tver, Pskov, Voronezh, Rostov, Volgograd, Leningrad, Vladimir regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:50 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes on Ukrainian ports used for delivering cargo to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result of strikes by air- and ground-based precision weapons and attack drones at the port of Odessa, port infrastructure facilities used for unloading fuel and lubricants, as well as fuel and lubricant storage tanks intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were damaged. Additionally, two ships delivering military cargo were hit at the port of Chornomorsk and at sea crossings.
07:43 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Center group destroyed UAV control point and enemy stronghold.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced west of Stepnogorsk (-12.9 km)
Enemy controls most of Ivanovka (-29.8 km)