There were 203 combat clashes on the front line, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk direction, where Russian forces lost 70 occupiers.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Facebook as of 22:00 on May 18, 2026, according to Ukrinform.
“The enemy launched one missile strike using 22 missiles and carried out 46 airstrikes, dropping 144 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 6,080 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,298 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops,” the statement said.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out one airstrike using four guided bombs and conducted 63 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including one using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Russian forces attacked six times near the settlements of Starytsia, Vilcha, Prylipka, Veterynarne, and toward Hrafske. Three of those clashes were still ongoing.
