According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its operational update as of 22:00 on August 18, 2026.

“Since the beginning of the day, a total of 192 combat clashes have taken place. The aggressor launched 64 airstrikes using 213 guided aerial bombs, deployed 7,033 kamikaze drones for attacks, and carried out 2,263 strikes on the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the military reported.

According to the General Staff, eight combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of the day in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. The enemy carried out 47 strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, two of them using multiple-launch rocket systems.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy launched three assaults toward the settlements of Izbytske and Dovzhanka. One of these attacks is still ongoing.

In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched one attack toward Novoosynove.

Two attempts by Russian forces to advance toward Lyman were repelled in the Lyman sector.

In the Sloviansk sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces stopped 10 enemy attempts to advance near the settlements of Riznykivka, Kryva Luka and Zakitne, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Mykolaivka. One combat engagement is still ongoing.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces launched one assault toward Izhevske.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy assaults near Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka and Sofiivka, as well as toward Dolha Balka and Stepanivka. One combat engagement is still ongoing.

The enemy launched 16 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. Russian forces attempted to advance near Udachne and Novooleksandrivka, as well as toward Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, Vasylivka and Myrne. Four combat engagements are still ongoing.

According to preliminary estimates, 38 Russian troops were killed and 20 wounded in the sector today. Ukrainian forces destroyed six vehicles, three artillery systems, one fuel and lubricants depot and 29 personnel shelters. Four vehicles, one gun, two pieces of specialized equipment, five UAV command posts and 111 personnel shelters were damaged. A total of 336 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed.

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In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched an attack toward Nove Zaporizhzhia.

In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 enemy attacks toward the settlements of Novoselivka, Rivne, Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Lisne and Charivne. One of these attacks is still ongoing.

In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped one enemy attempt to advance near Plavni.

In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.

There were no significant changes in the situation in the other sectors of the front.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Air Defense Forces neutralized more than 70 out of the 76 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine throughout the day.