Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Update on April 18, 2023

Promptly about the main thing April 18

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues for 419 days. The invaders are still trying push through Ukrainian defenses in the east, and shelling intensifies in the south. The most active clashes continue in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. At the same time, an increase in the activity of enemy aircraft is recorded, as the Russians are trying to achieve air superiority.

In this material “Telegraph” talks about the main events in Ukraine and the world on April 18, but you can get more up-to-date information in our Telegram channel by this link.

12:00 In Canada, they showed how they prepared Leopard-2 tanks for shipment to Ukraine. Heavy equipment first went to Poland – this happened on April 11 as part of the Operation UNIFIER program.

11:30 The unrecognized President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko receives in his residence the head of the militants of the “DPR” Denis Pushilin – Lukashenka’s journalistic pool.

11:00 The Russians once again attacked Kherson — this time the blow fell on the area of ​​the central market. At least six people are known to have been injured, but local sources say there are also dead.

Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov says that the occupiers are coming up with new ways of forcing Russian passportization of residents of the occupied territories.

10:30 President Vladimir Zelensky reported that since February 24, 2022, Ukraine has managed to return 2,235 Ukrainian women and men from Russian captivity.

10:00 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky reported on the situation in the Bakhmut direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to control the situation, although the fighting continues.

Monitoring publics warn of unusual activity of enemy aircraft along the eastern border and in the south of Ukraine. Some even associate this with Putin’s visit, although, according to Russian media, it took place yesterday, April 17th. In any case, air raid signals should not be ignored.

09:00 In the morning, the Russian invaders shelled the Sumy region. The Belopolskaya bulk fell into enemy fire, five hits were recorded. Luckily, no damage or casualties were reported.

08:30 Putin could bring the Russian invaders to the Kherson region special gift iconwhich once belonged to one of the Ministers of Defense of the Russian Empire.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that almost half a thousand occupiers have been successfully eliminated in the last 24 hours.

07:00 Russian media say that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin allegedly again visited the occupied territories of Ukraine. This time – in the Kherson direction. No photos or videos from the politician’s trip, as always, are published, which casts doubt on such data.

Over the past day, Russian invaders have stepped up in another direction in eastern Ukraine. The enemy attacked to the northeast of Kupyansk. Details – in fresh analysis of combat maps from ISW.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also did not stand aside and told what the situation was at the front on the morning of April 18:

06:30 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of PMC Wagner, may once again win over Russian dictator Putin. How writes Institute for the Study of War, this is due to the inability of the Russian army to fulfill the originally assigned tasks that were outlined for the winter offensive in the Donbass.

06:00 We have collected some news for you that you could oversleep:

• at night, explosions were heard in the Nikolaev and Donetsk regions, in particular in Snegirevka and Slavyansk. Information about the destruction and possible casualties is being specified;
• US President Joe Biden may announce that he will run for President of the United States again on April 25, 2023 – NYT;
• former People’s Deputy Sergei Leshchenko got into a scandal due to a recent performance in a nightclub as a DJ. Interestingly, he did not look for excuses, but tried to laugh it off;
• The United States promised to provide additional assistance in the investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine – a prosecutor will be appointed to the international center for the investigation of Russian aggression and a legal adviser to the Ukrainian embassy;
• Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov assured: Ukraine will not launch a counteroffensive unprepared. Currently, the authorities are working to provide the army with the necessary number of weapons.

03:00 The Center for National Resistance reports that the occupiers are looting in schools and kindergartens in Energodar. In particular, desks, cabinets and other furniture were stolen from some establishments.

01:00 Explosions sounded in Kherson, according to local telegram channels, we are talking about arrivals from the temporarily occupied Oleshki.

00:00 An air alert has been declared in several Ukrainian regions. According to the monitoring groups, air targets were recorded in the Sumy region, which are moving towards the Poltava and Kharkiv regions. It is possible that this is a UAV

Data for April 15 can be found in the broadcast: War – day 416: the invaders shelled Sloviansk and continue to put pressure on the Donbass

Read about what happened on April 16 in the material: War – Day 417: Ukraine celebrates Easter under the threat of a Russian missile strike

You can find out about the main events on April 17 in the publication: War – day 418: the invaders are trying to break through in the east and do not stop shelling in the south