There were 204 combat clashes on the front, and in the Pokrovsk direction the enemy carried out 27 attacks on Defense Forces positions, losing more than 60 occupiers.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this on Facebook as of 22:00 on June 18 2026.
"In total, 204 combat clashes occurred since the beginning of this day. The enemy launched three missile strikes, using nine missiles, carried out 64 airstrikes, dropping 213 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it used 5,797 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,183 shellings of populated areas and positions of our troops," the post said.
According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions there were five clashes; the enemy carried out 60 shellings, including six using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy attacked our units' positions six times in the areas of Lyman and Starytsia and toward Izbytske. Two clashes are still ongoing.
