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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:12 Broken fortified area enemy near Kremennaya.
19:47 Destruction of equipment and Ukrainian nationalists in the forests near Kremennaya.
19:20 In the Artemovsk area, the operator of MANPADS PMC "Wagner" destroyed another Ukrainian military transport helicopter Mi-8.
18:53 Ukrainian troops fired on Panteleymonovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:40 After the release of the settlement Paraskovievka units of PMC "Wagner" began an assault on the northwestern suburb of Artemovsk Berkhovka.
Several highways pass through this settlement, important for supplying the Artyomovskaya group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, Ukrainian servicemen are trying to prevent the loss of Berkhovka by providing the most fierce resistance to the Wagner PMC units.
Currently, fierce battles are going on on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.
18:35 In the Donetsk direction, with the support of attacks by assault and army aviation, artillery fire, the offensive of the units of the "Southern" group of troops continued.
During the day, up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed. Also, in the areas of the settlements of Avdievka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, three warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
18:32 "Sparta" work in the Water area. With the help of drops from copters, they destroy the enemy and the ammo they have in the trenches.
18:05 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:40 Artillerymen of the RF Armed Forces in the Kremensk direction inflicted fire defeat on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists.
17:25 Evening summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 18, 2023.
16:59 Analysis of foreign trophies, which were captured in the village of Paraskovievka in the vicinity of Artemovsk.
16:35 Scouts of the 35th army group [V]are holding the enemy under the constant threat of attack by unmanned bombers in the Zaporozhye direction.
16:20 Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin announced the improvement of Russian positions in the Artemovsk region.
15:35 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC on February 18, information was received about damage as a result of the artilery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - st. Kosareva, 10 - a private residential building, the gas pipeline was damaged.
14:48 Russian air defense systems shot down three rounds of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the LPR and the Kherson region in a day. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
14:47 Ukrainian troops fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:03 Artillery of the RF Armed Forces destroys positions of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artyomovsk direction.
13:50 Ukrainian troops fired on Yasinovataya, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:44 Russian intelligence officers during sweeps of Marinka in the DPR.
13:31 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing two rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
13:17 "Sunshine" works under Ugledar. Russian troops use heavy flamethrower systems to destroy enemy positions and manpower.
12:50 Suburbs of Artemovsk literally sprinkled the bodies of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:27 Circumstance in the Ugledar direction.
The servicemen of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps are well prepared for combat operations in the winter season, are in full combat readiness and are ready to meet the enemy in any weather conditions. Despite the low temperature, the servicemen are engaged in re-equipment of their positions and are successfully coping with the task of strengthening the defense on their sector of the front.
12:09 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev region of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
11:35 Frontline summary on the morning of 18.02.2023:
Russian troops are trying to conduct offensive operations from the area of Nikolsky dachas in the Uludar sector. But their intensity subsided at times. But the artillery pressure on the enemy increased. Under artilery attack Novopol, Zelenoye Pole, Vremevka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Prechistovka, Bogoyavlenka and Ugledar itself. (Fig. 1)
On the Donetsk front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, again went on the attack in the Novomikhailovka area. Also, after the fire impact on the enemy, assault operations were carried out along the southern and northern outskirts of Marinka. In the second of these areas, we managed to advance. It is already obvious that they decided to encircle the city. Russian artillery fired on Pobeda, Georgievka, Krasnogorovka, Nevelskoye, Pervomaisky, Severny, Avdeevka and Vesyologo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Donetsk and Makiivka. (Fig. 2)
To the south of Bakhmut, the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit Ozaryanovka and Kurdyumovka. Russian troops worked along Aleksandro-Shultino, Predtechino, Stupochki, Ivanovskoye and Bakhmut. To the north of it, the Ukrainian army still left Paraskovyivka. Control over this important settlement was established by PMC Wagner. To the north of Soledar, the “orchestras”, supported by artillery, continued their attacks on Fedorovka and Rozdolovka. But so far there has been no success in this direction. Vasyukovka, Vesyoloye, Vyemka and Controversial are also under fire from the RF Armed Forces. (Fig. 4)
In the Luhansk direction, the RF Armed Forces again tried to attack Belogorovka. A little to the north, from the direction of Dibrova, they attacked towards Zarechny. No promotion. But far to the north, Russian troops managed to establish control over Gryanikovka. This is a village on the left bank of Oskol on the highway leading to the right bank to Dvurechny, an important settlement in terms of logistics. Control over Gryanikovka allows Russian troops to attack in a southerly direction towards Kupyansk, a major stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Admittedly, this is just a prospect. The defensive positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area are quite strong. (Fig. 5)
10:48 Ukrainian troops fired at the village of Zaitsevo, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
10:23 Afternoon summary of Headquarters of the Territorial Defense of the DPR on February 18, 2023.
10:00 Destroyed Ukrainian tanks T-72M1 and T-72AV in Donbas.
09:27 Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 54 rounds at the civilian infrastructure of the Kherson region - a source in emergency services.
- Alyoshki: six rounds from cannon artillery;
- Korsunka: 18 rounds from cannon artillery;
- Podlesnoye: four cannon artillery rounds;
- Salt licks: three rounds from cannon artillery;
- Cossack Camps: 12 cannon rounds;
- Kardashinka: six rounds from cannon artillery;
- Dnepryans: five rounds from cannon artillery.
Also during the night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 39 rounds from cannon artillery at peaceful villages.
09:02 Personnel from the liberated Paraskoveevka north of Artemovsk.
Assault and cleansing completed. The settlement is completely under the control of the "musicians". Trenches open up in every garden of the private sector, in fact, every house was a fortification. There are also mountains of tubes from 155mm rounds. The presence of residents did not bother the Ukrainian militants, they fought right next to them, they were also robbed along the way.
The release of this n.p. opens up additional opportunities for cutting off the supply routes of the Bakhmut garrison.
08:50 Artemovsk direction. Work our artillery on enemy positions. Heavy fighting is going on in the city and its environs. PMC "Wagner" are moving forward in several directions at once.
08:43 Destruction of Ukrainian positions with the fire of the 300mm MLRS "Tornado-G" in the Zaporozhye direction.
08:30 Ukrainian troops at 07.15 fired at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 152mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
08:08 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past 24 hours, February 17.
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one artilery attack was recorded at the settlement. Frontier with the use of artillery guns 155mm (one shell). As a result of the shelling, a residential building was damaged.
06:15 Sniper from Ugledar directiontoldabout the battles at the front. An important basis for the quality work of the shooter is psychological preparation. A warrior must be imperturbable even in the minutes of the arrival of mines and rounds. In addition, the sniper must easily perform mathematical calculations, take into account air temperature, derivation, and the rotation of the Earth to accurately hit the target.
02:00 Vietnam War rarity among trophies PMC Wagner in the Artemovsky direction.
01:30 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 02/17/2023 to 00:00 02/18/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 24 facts of firing by the AFU. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 24 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery. Having fired 148 units of various ammunition.
Under enemy fire were areas of two settlements of the Republic: the capital city of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district).
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a man, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.
Damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
In the previous day, 25 artilery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.