162 combat clashes take place on front during day, most of them on Pokrovsk and Toretsk axes
On April 18, 162 combat clashes took place on the front, the enemy attacked the most on the Pokrovsk (54 clashes) and Toretsk (26) axes.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stated this in its operational update on Facebook, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
Over the past day, the invaders carried out 5 missile and 103 air strikes, used 17 missiles and 174 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, they involved 2,855 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 6,237 attacks on positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including 109 from multiple launch rocket systems.
On April 18, 162 combat clashes with the russian occupiers were recorded on the front.
Thus, on the Kharkiv axis, the enemy stormed the positions of the Ukrainian troops seven times in the areas of Vovchansk, Zapadne and towards Mala Shapkivka.
On the Kupiansk axis, there were 11 attacks by the invaders.
The defense forces repelled the enemy's assault actions near Zahryzove, Petropavlivka and towards Pishchane and Nova Kruhliakivka.
On the Lyman axis, the russians attacked 17 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Hrekivka, Nadiia, Nove, Novomykhailivka, Kolodiazi, Yampolivka, Torske.
On the Siversk axis, in the areas of Spirne and Verkhniokamianske, the enemy attacked the positions of the Armed Forces twice.
On the Kramatorsk axis, six clashes were recorded near Chasiv Yar, west of Andriivka and towards Stupochky and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk axis, the enemy carried out 26 attacks near Dyliivka, Leonidivka, Ozarianivka, Dachne, Krymske and Druzhba.
On the Pokrovsk axis, Ukrainian defenders stopped 54 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Tarasivka, Novotoretske, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Bohdanivka, Sukha Balka, Stara Mykolaivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Andriivka and in the directions of Oleksandropil and Myroliubivka.
On the Novopavlivka axis, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near Kostiantynopil, Vesele, Vilne Pole and in the direction of Odradne.
On the Huliaipole axis, no clashes with the invaders were recorded during the past day.
On the Orikhiv axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy assaults in the areas of Shcherbaky, Stepove and Mala Tokmachka.
On the Dnieper axis, the aggressor did not conduct offensive operations.
On the Kursk axis (russia) over the past day, 23 clashes took place.
The enemy launched 25 air strikes here, dropping 44 guided bombs, and carried out 326 artillery attacks, including six from MLRS.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit eight areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, four control points, nine artillery systems, an electronic warfare station and an enemy air defense system.
In total, the losses of the russian occupiers on April 18 amounted to 1,180 people.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on April 17, 143 combat clashes took place at the front, with the enemy attacking most frequently on the Pokrovsk (64 clashes), Kursk (21), and Lyman (20) axes.