18 August 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Fuel tanks burst into flames in the Rostov region due to a drone attack
• The Armed Forces hit the "Kavkaz" plant, where petroleum products for the Russian army were stored
• The morning strike by ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv resulted in no damage or casualties
• Russia attacked Kyiv for the second time in the morning, this time with cruise missiles
• Due to the morning attack of the Russian Federation, 50 private houses were damaged in the Kyiv region
• Since the beginning of the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have destroyed 2 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles and 8 Shaheds
• Lukashenko announced the transfer of almost a third of his army to the border with Ukraine
• The Russians dropped an aerial bomb on Bilopil, a man was killed and his daughter was seriously injured
• The Sunday Times: Starmer decided to openly admit the use of British weapons in Kurshchyna
• In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians lost more than 230 soldiers in one day
• ISW recorded the advance of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region
• The Russians attacked the Pokrovsky direction 45 times, breaking through near Vozdvizhenka and Novogrodivka
• The Russian army is approaching Pokrovsk
• Ukrainian business has sharply slowed down the pace of recovery