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JANUARY 2026

Military Situation In Ukraine On May 18, 2025 (Maps Update)

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  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Mykolayiv region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Poltava region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kiev region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Chernigiv region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region;
  • Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Zaporizhzhya region;
  • Russian strikes were recorded in the Cherkassy region;
  • Russian strikes were recorded in the Zhytomyr region;
  • Russian strikes were recorded in the Dnepropetrovsk region;
  • Russian strikes were recorded in the Kirovograd region;
  • Russian forces advanced in the Bogatyr direction;
  • Russian forces advanced in the Svatove direction;
  • Russian forces advanced in the Kursk direction;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 160 servicemen, two armoured vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns in the Kharkiv area;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 240 servicemen, three infantry vehicles, seven vehicles, an AS-90 artillery system, a Kvertus, an Anklav EW stations in the Svatove area;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 200 servicemen, a Puma personnel carrier, an armoured vehicle, six vehicles, three artillery pieces in the Chasov Yar area;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 420 servicemen, seven armoured vehicles including a M113, and a U.S.-made HMMWV vehicle in Donetsk region;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 175 servicemen, a tank, two armoured vehicles, seven vehicles, two artillery guns in the Southern Donetsk area;
  • Russian forces eliminated about 50 servicemen, a HMMWV, four vehicles, a M777 howitzer, an EW station, an ammo depot in the Kherson region;
  • Russian air defense forces shot down seven JDAM guided aerial bombs and 75 UAVs over the past day.

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  • Russian forces took control of Bogatyr and advanced on its western outskirts;
  • Russian forces took control of Bogdanivka;
  • Fighting is ongoing in Orekhovo;
  • Fighting is ongoing in Alekseevka;
  • Fighting continues near Veseloe;
  • Russian forces eliminated up to 420 servicemen, seven armoured vehicles including a M113, and a U.S.-made HMMWV vehicle in the area.

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  • Russian forces advanced north of Novomikhailovka;
  • Russian forces are storming Grekivka;
  • Fighting is ongoing in Kolodyazi;
  • Fighting is ongoing near Zarichne;
  • Up to 240 servicemen, three infantry vehicles, seven vehicles, an AS-90, a Kvertus and an Anklav EW stations were destroyed in the area.

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  • Clashes continued near Zorya;
  • Clashes continued in Staraya Nikolaevka;
  • Clashes continued in Romanovka;
  • Clashes continued near Novaya Poltavka;
  • Russian forces eliminated up to 420 servicemen, seven armoured vehicles including a M113, a U.S.-made HMMWV vehicle in the area.

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  • Russian forces advanced between Loknya in Belovody;
  • Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian attacks near Novy Put;
  • Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian attacks near Tyotkino;
  • Russian forces are repelling Ukrainian attacks near Budki.

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