MoD Russia:
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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(18 May 2023)
Part I (see
Part II)
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Last night, the Russian Armed Forces launched group strikes by high-precision long-range sea- and air-based weapons against the enemy's reserves and full-sized depots storing foreign armament and hardware.
The purpose of the strike has been achieved.
All the assigned targets have been engaged.
💥 As a result of the strikes, significant stockpiles of AFU weapons and ammunition were
destroyed, and the movement of reserves into combat areas was
thwarted.
◽️ In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces
have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) close to Novomlynsk and Kotlyarovka (Kharkov region).
◽️ The actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance parties
were foiled by active operations by units of the 138th and 27th Motorised Rifle Brigades. During the day, the enemy lost
60 Ukrainian military personnel,
two armoured fighting vehicles,
two motor vehicles, and
a D-20 howitzer in this direction.
◽️ In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces
engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ploshchanka and Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic).
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Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been
eliminated by units of the 98th Airborne Division near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
💥 During the day, more than
75 Ukrainian troops,
one tank,
four armoured fighting vehicles,
two pick-up trucks, and
a D-30 howitzer were
neutralised.
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In Donetsk direction, assault detachments fought to liberate Artyomovsk with active support of the Airborne Troops.
◽️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces have
inflicted a fire damage on the enemy's manpower and hardware close to Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️ The Russian aviation have made
7 sorties in this area during the day. The Group's artillery have performed
72 firing missions.
💥 The enemy has suffered losses of up to
200 Ukrainian troops,
one tank,
three armoured fighting vehicles,
five motor vehicles, and
two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems in this direction in the past 24 hours.
◽️ In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces
inflicted a fire damage on the AFU units close to Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 The enemy's losses in this direction during the day have amounted to up to
150 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded,
five motor vehicles,
one Strela-10 surface-to-air missile vehicle,
one FH70 howitzer, and
one U.S.-made M777 artillery system.
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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(18 May 2023)
Part II (see
Part I)
◽️ In Kherson direction, over
35 Ukrainian troops,
one armoured fighting vehicle, and
three motor vehicles have been
destroyed.
💥 Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged
68 AFU artillery units, manpower and hardware in
97 areas during the day.
◽️ One U.S.-made
AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station has been destroyed near Krivaya Luka (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down
one Su-24 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 Russian air defence facilities have
shot down one Mi-8 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force near Novopavlovka (Zaporozhye region).
💥In addition,
four HIMARS and
one Uragan projectiles have been intercepted during the day.
💥 Moreover,
11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Pologi, Romanovskoye (Zaporozhye region), Gorlovka, Peski, Blagodatnoye, Volodino (Donetsk People's Republic), Nikolayevka, Novovodyanoye, and Kremennaya (Lugansk People's Republic).
📊 In total,
428 airplanes and
234 helicopters,
4,208 unmanned aerial vehicles,
423 air defence missile systems,
9,218 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles,
1,100 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS,
4,843 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as
10,284 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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