Overview
- By 22:00 on February 18, Ukraine’s General Staff reported 201 engagements, with 48 attacks on the Huliaipole axis and 39 on the Pokrovsk axis alongside heavy action near Kostyantynivka and on the Oleksandrivske front.
- Overnight into February 18, Russia launched one Iskander‑M missile and 126 attack drones; Ukraine’s Air Forces said 100 drones were downed as one missile and 23 drones hit 14 locations.
- Ukrenergo reported significant power outages on February 17 in Odesa and in parts of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv following large‑scale missile and drone strikes that also damaged rail infrastructure.
- Ukraine confirmed a strike on Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery and reported additional hits on enemy UAV hubs, a communications node, logistics sites and an S‑300VM launcher near occupied Mariupol.
- Ukraine’s Eastern command said Russian forces intensified efforts to envelop Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, as Ukrainian units held lines, conducted localized counterattacks and targeted drone control points.