Invaders continue to advance in five directions

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit three enemy personnel clusters and the location of S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.

This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00, February 18, posted on Facebook.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 10 missile strikes, 29 airstrikes, and 69 MLRS attacks.

The enemy's main efforts are focused on offensive operations in Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Shakhtarsk directions.

Yesterday, the Ukrainian troops repelled the occupiers’ attacks near Hrianykivka and Senkivka in Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Krasnopolivka, Kreminna in Luhansk region; Vyimka, Fedorivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Rozdolivka, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivaniv, Vodiane, Marinka, Peremoha, Novomykhailivka, and Vuhledar in Donetsk region.

No enemy offensive groups were detected in Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna directions. The areas of Kolos in Chernihiv region; Mefedivka, Bachivsk, Esman, Kharkivka, Zarutske, Kindrativka, Yunakivka, Zapsillia, Mayske, Mezenivka in Sumy region; Veterynarne, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan, Strilka, Chervone, Borisivka, Borys Starytsia, Chervone Pershe in Kharkiv region came under enemy fire.

In Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy shelled more than 15 settlements, particularly, Hrianykivka, Kucherivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove in Kharkiv region; Pershotravneve, Nevske, Krasnopolivka, Kreminna in Luhansk region; Kuzmyne, Spirne, Rozdolivka in Donetsk region.

In Bakhmut direction, more than 20 settlements, including Rozdolivka, Zaliznianske, Paraskoviivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, and New York in Donetsk region, came under enemy fire.

In Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions, artillery shelling was recorded near 20 settlements, including Avdiivka, Vodiane, Vesele, Pershotravneve, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Bohoyavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, Nenudne in Donetsk region.

In Zaporizhzhia direction, 25 settlements, including Malynivka, Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kamyanske, and Prydniprovske in Zaporizhzhia region, were hit.

In Kherson direction, Kherson city and the areas of more than 25 settlements, including Mykhailivka, Novooleksandrivka, Havrylivka, Zmiivka, Vesele, Kozatske, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Mykilske, Sadove, and Antonivka in Kherson region, were struck.

Over the past day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched five strikes on enemy personnel clusters and hit the location of an anti-aircraft missile system.