[NewsFront] 19:20 Recorded NATO AWACS active operations
Leningrad Region
Swedish Air Force SF4 (SVF680),
US Air Force Bombardier Challenger 650
Kaliningrad Region
US Air Force Rivet Joint RC135 (JAKE17)
NATO Black Sea Region
Boeing Sentry E3TF (NATO04),
US Navy Boeing Poseidon 8E,
US Air Force Bombardier Challenger 650
18:20 During an air patrol, the FPV operator GV "Sever" located a camouflaged car of Ukrainian fascists. The target was immediately hit by fire.
17:15 Drone drivers continue to clear the Kursk borderland
Destruction of equipment and weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FPV drone crews of the Rubicon Center.
16:40 In the territory of Zaporizhia region announced missile and bomb hazard
Special attention – Tokmak and Pologovsky MO, Energodar, Melitopol, Berdyansk.
15:15 Russian Ministry of Defense:
At 12:25 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:25 Russian Ministry of Defense officially confirmed yesterday's information about the liberation of Yampolovka in the Krasnolimansk direction.
The settlement was liberated by units of the West military group.
13:35 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk region.
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two tank, heavy mechanized, five mechanized, assault, three airborne assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the populated areas of Guevo, Goncharovka, Zamostye, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolsky, Rubanshchina, Sudzha and Yuzhny. Two enemy counterattacks were repelled.
Strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Gogolevka, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Martynovka, Melovaya, Oleshnya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Obody and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
Over the course of 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 220 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, two armored personnel carriers, 14 combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, three self-propelled artillery units, including two Bogdana self-propelled guns, two artillery pieces, eight mortars, as well as a UAV control center and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
11:40 On the night of February 17-18, 2025, Russian troops struck a number of key military, industrial and energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
Zamost, Khar'kov region (23:30 17.02 – 00:40 18.02.2025)
As a result of the strike, the armored vehicle repair point of the Ukrainian 3rd Separate Tank Brigade, which specialized in the repair and restoration of Western armored vehicles, was damaged.
Kyiv, Svyatoshinsky district (00:45 18.02.2025)
The production area of ​​the Antonov enterprise, where Western-made attack unmanned aerial vehicles were developed and tested, was damaged.
Shostakovka, Kirovograd region (03:50 18.02.2025)
The 330 kV Ukrainka substation, which supplied power to military-industrial complex enterprises, was damaged.
Ogultsy, Khar'kov region (02:00 18.02.2025)
The railway infrastructure used for military transport of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.
Kyiv, Svyatoshinsky district (23:00 17.02.2025)
As a result of the strike, the production base of the Praktika enterprise, which repairs and modernizes armored vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was damaged.
10:55 Units of the Russian Armed Forces continue fighting in the southern part of Constantinople, advancing towards the center of the village and the highway to the southwest, leading to Konstantinopol from Bogatyr. The enemy is trying to counterattack along this highway, and all supplies for the "pocket" were coming along it.
To the north and west of Andreyevka, battles are taking place for enemy strongholds.
West of Novy Komar, on the left bank of the Sukhie Yaly River, our assault forces have taken the Ukrainian position in the direction of Burlatskoye and are advancing towards Novoocheretovaty from the south.
Fighting continues for the defensive line in the area of ​​Burlatskoye and Novosilka, as well as in the area of ​​Rivnepol.
Our units are attacking in the direction of Volnoye Pole, Privolnoye, trying to reach the flank and rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions south of Privolnoye.
10:40 Operators of the Yuzhny UAV discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck in the town of Novodmitrovka. The vehicle was destroyed by an FPV drone strike.
10:00 The 35th Army of the Vostok group destroys enemy manpower and fortified areas using UAVs and rocket artillery, Pologskoye direction, –video.
8:45 In the Kursk border area, the FPV operator of the GV Sever discovered a canopy of camouflage nets under which a Ukrainian armored fighting vehicle was parked. Thanks to a kamikaze drone on fiber optics, he managed to carry out a targeted strike on the target without the enemy's electronic warfare, -video.
8:10 Frontline report for the morning of 18.02.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. Positional battles with the use of long-range weapons continue, –MAP.
Donetsk Front. Russian troops have advanced in the Novosyolka area, which is west of the liberated Velikaya Novosyolka. The offensive on Constantinople continues to develop. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the settlement of Ulakly. Heavy fighting continues in several areas in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy's long-range weapons are actively working, which greatly complicates the advance of our troops.
Chasov Yar direction. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar. Russian troops are reported to be advancing on the flank in the Stupochki area, where Russian troops are breaking through to the approaches to the designated point.
Kursk Region. Russian troops continue to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in several areas. The Ukrainians continue to bring up reserves and conduct counterattacks. The mop up in Sverdlikovo continues. Long-range weapons are actively working.
8:00 During the flight, the operator of the reconnaissance drone noticed boats with ten Kyiv militants who were trying to cross to the left bank of the Dnieper, video.
The Merlin-VR crew recorded their coordinates, and a few minutes later the enemy was destroyed by a direct artillery hit.
7:15 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
four UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region and
one UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.