[NewsFront] 21:05 Seven people suffered during attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters reported
20:22 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 41 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Pskov regions.
19:33 According to monitoring data, in the Rivne region struck building of the production and design association "MAANS"
19:19 Russian Armed Forces apply strikes on a target in the Khar'kov region
Ukrainian monitoring reports on the work of "Pancakes"
18:25 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group destroyed groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region
17:57 Shortly before a major fire in Belgorod, another UAV damaged power line, - Regional Operational Headquarters
17:08 Today afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine
As a result of the strike, a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo was damaged while transiting by sea 50 km southwest of the port of Odessa.
16:31 in Lviv region struck enemy industrial and warehouse facilities
The Ukrainian State Emergency Service confirmed drone strikes on a warehouse in the region. Another strike pierced the roof of an industrial building, the mayor's office reported. The businessman's property was damaged over an area of approximately 100 square meters.
15:28 Six people died and another 29 were wounded in the LPR as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces this week.
Residential buildings, cars, stores, and infrastructure were hit. In Luhansk, up to 1,500 square meters of commercial space burned after an overnight attack, and in Krasny Kut, a woman and her six-year-old daughter were injured.
14:50 BARS-Kherson shot down Ukrainian Armed Forces drone over Skadovsk
The Ukrainian UAV was destroyed at night by a platoon under the command of a soldier with the call sign "Cyprus".
14:18 As a result of the attack of a Ukrainian UAV on a civilian truck "Donetsk - Mariupol" a man born in 1966 died, said the head of Dokuchaevsk, Alexander Kachanov.
13:33 Three civilians in the LPR died and three more were injured, the head of the republic, Pasechnik, reported.
13:15 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 18, 2026
Units of the "North" force group occupied advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service near the settlements of Tomakhovka, Vysokoye, Martovoye, Velykyi Burluk, Izbitskoye, and Kurgannoye in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gnilitsa, Sennoe, Sukhodol and Pustogorod in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 195 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 17 vehicles and two electronic reconnaissance stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Maliyevka in the Khar'kov region, and Donetskoye, Vovchiy Yar, Starodubovka, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 20 cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Semenovka, Orekhovatka, Druzhkovka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 175 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and 35 vehicles.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and airborne brigades, an assault brigade of unmanned aerial systems, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, five National Guard brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade near the settlements of Novopavlivka, Raipole, and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Novoyavlenka, Rohanske, Shilovka, Kryvorizhye, Starovarvarivka, Maryevka, Svyatogorovka, and Malotaranivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 350 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, a field artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued their advance into the enemy's defensive lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two assault brigades, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Pavlovka, Pokrovskoe, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vasinovka, Zalivnoye, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 195 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, a pickup truck, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position and defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Orekhov, Kamyshevakha, and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and 14 vehicles were destroyed.
12:52 Woman died in Shebekino, Belgorod, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two more people were injured in the Graivoronsky and Shebekinsky districts, Governor Shuvaev reported.
12:04 In the village of Malekhiv, Lviv region logistics complex of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged.
11:43 Russian Armed Forces apply new strikes on targets in Rivne
The Russian Armed Forces also destroyed a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Gontarovka in the Khar'kov region with aerial bombs, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
11:39 The Geranium and Lancet UAVs carried out precise strikes hit a large dry cargo ship and completely destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea.
10:19 Russian Aerospace Forces pilots destroyed temporary deployment point for militants from the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
9:59 Number of Ukrainian UAVs shot down overnight over the Leningrad region increased up to 145
9:37 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 133 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on October 17 and 9:00 a.m. on October 18. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 41 times. Drones attacked our territory 15 times using explosive devices.
Two people were injured: a 56-year-old woman in the village of Kuibysheva in the Rylsk district suffered acupuncture and a head injury, and a 49-year-old man in the village of Bely Kolodez in the Zolotukhinsky district suffered a partial amputation of his left foot. A house in the hamlet of Aleksandrovka in the Rylsk district was completely destroyed as a result of the attacks.
In the village of Kuibysheva, the facade and windows of an administrative building were damaged. In the village of Belaya in the Belovsky District, the windows of a house were damaged. In the village of Kommunar, a car was damaged. In the village of Shchegolek, a car and a house were damaged. In the village of Vishnevo, a car was damaged.
9:15 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers and ports of Ukraine, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result, the Nova Poshta logistics center in Rivne, where dual-use cargo was stored and distributed, was damaged, including components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
In addition, 30 km east of the port of Odessa, a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo was struck while crossing the sea.
8:55 During the past night, from 20:00 on October 17 to 8:00 on October 18, the air defense forces on duty destroyed 1015 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
8:40 Ukrainian military continue attack the civilian population of border areas
Over the past 24 hours, an army of cowards and murderers, powerless to counter them on the battlefield, attacked civilians in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions. Unfortunately, there have been casualties and serious injuries, and infrastructure, homes, and vehicles have been damaged.
Belgorod Oblast
- In Shebekino, a woman died as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on a passenger car.
A man was injured in a drone attack in the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky District. He was treated for acupuncture and taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
A man was injured in a drone attack in the village of Dunayka, Graivoron District. Self-defense forces transported him to the Graivoron Central District Hospital with shrapnel wounds to his legs.
Bryansk region:
- As a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in a forested area, a 58-year-old man died.
In Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky District, a suicide drone struck a private home, causing a fire. The owner suffered burns and was hospitalized.
Near the village of Mamai in the Novozybkovsky urban district, a drone struck a moving vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries and was prescribed outpatient treatment after a medical examination.
Kursk region:
In the village of Kuibyshev in the Rylsky District, an enemy aircraft-type UAV struck a sugar factory. A 56-year-old woman was injured. She suffered acupuncture and a head injury. She went to the hospital, where paramedics provided all necessary assistance.
Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped explosive devices of an unknown type from a drone in the village of Bely Kolodez in the Zolotukhinsky District. Unfortunately, a local resident was blown up by a mine while walking to his dacha. The 49-year-old man suffered a mine blast injury and a partial amputation of his foot. He was hospitalized in Kursk.
8:30 As a result of repelling an air raid over the territory of the Leningrad region, air defense forces shot down 135 enemy. Falling debris on power lines caused widespread power outages, leaving approximately 20,000 people without electricity.
Fire engulfed civilian infrastructure in the Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeisky, and Moskovsky districts of the city. A fire was detected at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, Governor Alexander Beglov reported. A VK data center and, according to preliminary reports, an Ozon marketplace warehouse.