18 May 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Attack on Kyiv: debris fell in several districts
• All enemy targets over Kyiv were destroyed
• Rocket attack on Odesa: one person died, two were injured
• Britain does not plan to transfer Typhoon fighters to Ukraine: it will not be the right choice
• The deputy head of the Pentagon, who opposed the F-16 for Ukraine, is resigning
• Air defense repelled several waves of Russian attacks: 29 out of 30 cruise missiles were destroyed
• There was an explosion on the railway in Crimea: several wagons went down
• The Chinese envoy met with Zelenskyi and told him that "there is no panacea for the crisis"
• Japan accepts wounded Ukrainian soldiers for treatment
• Moldova is discussing how to become part of the security architecture in the region
• The night attack of the Russians damaged the power system facilities
• There were hits in Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr and Odesa, rockets were shot down in a number of regions
• The head of the mission of Ukraine to NATO: there is no need to place all hopes on a single counteroffensive
• The Kremlin called the freezing of the accounts of Finnish diplomatic missions a response to unfriendly actions
• The Russians shelled the Kharkiv region during the day: there was an "arrival" in a residential building, a person was killed
• The NATO Secretary General believes in maintaining support for Ukraine, even if the war drags on
• EBRD will increase capital for the third time in history to help Ukraine
• Sandu: Moldova wants to join the EU as soon as possible to protect itself from the Russian threat
• Up to 5,000 Ukrainian military personnel were secretly trained in Sweden
• Gas prices in Europe have dropped to summer 2021 levels for the first time
• In Britain, it was confirmed: Ukraine started using Storm Shadow
• The Armed Forces hit the ammunition warehouse and 7 enemy EW stations
• Norway transfers up to eight M270 MLRS to Ukraine and expands Ukrainian participation in training
• British Ministry of Defense: We are giving Ukraine Storm Shadow because we cannot give fighters
• The Armed Forces control the southwestern part of Bakhmut and are advancing in places
• The head of the Ukrainian embassy is leaving Georgia
• The German Leica supplies the Russian Federation with binoculars and scopes despite the announcement of exit from the market
• Italy will join the training of the Ukrainian military
• Russia covered Nikopol with fire: there is destruction
• Stoltenberg: Ukraine has the means necessary to liberate the occupied territories
• In the evening, an air raid alarm sounded throughout Ukraine for half an hour
• Moldova and the USA signed an agreement on "open skies"
• The French ambassador visited Raisins
• The Austrian minister still insists that immediate participation in demining Ukraine violates neutrality
• The head of the IOC wants Russians and Belarusians to take part in the 2024 Olympics
• Shelling of Sumy Oblast: more than 60 explosions from Russian shells per day
• 29 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces and the occupiers during the day
• Occupiers reported loud explosions in the center of Donetsk
• The defenders eliminated more than 600 occupants and the enemy air defense system in a day