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- Russian forces took control of Orlovka;
- 9 rockets of the Czech-made Vampire MLRS, 3 Ukrainian UAV shot down in the Belgorod region;
- Ukrainian UAV was shot down in the Voronezh region;
- On the evening of March 18, Ukrainian UAV was reportedly destroyed near Crimea;
- Russian missiles reportedly struck Ukrainian air defense system near Kramatorsk;
- Russian strike destroyed the Czech-made Vampire MLRS near Malinovka;
- On March 18, a teenager was killed, two other civilians were wounded in Donetsk;
- Russian forces slightly advanced in Novomikhailovka;
- Russian forces repelled AFU attacks in the Belgorod border areas. Ukrainian army lost up to 40 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles, according to the Russian MOD;
- Russian forces repelled two attacks near Staromayorskoye;
- Russian forces advanced north-west of Verbovoe;
- Russian forces expanded the zone of their control in Krynki;
- Russian forces eliminated 30 Ukrainian servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles in the Kupyansk area;
- Russian forces eliminated 215 servicemen, three tanks, two infantry vehicles, and four motor vehicles in the Donetsk area;
- Russian forces eliminated 125 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles in the Avdiivka area;
- Russian forces eliminated 130 servicemen, one tank, two infantry vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Gvozdika artillery system in the Southern Donetsk area;
- Russian forces eliminated 30 servicemen, two motor vehicles, one M777 artillery system, one D-30 howitzer in Kherson region;
- Russian air defense systems shot down 143 Ukrainian drones over the past day;
- Russian air defense systems shot down 38 HIMARS, Olkha, Grad, and Vampire MLRS projectiles over the past day.
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- The Russian MoD claimed full Russian control of Orlovka;
- Clashes were reported near Novokalynove;
- Clashes continue on the western outskirts of Tonenkoe. According to preliminary reports, the AFU began withdrawing from the village;
- The AFU attempted counterattacks southwest of Novokalinovo;
- Clashes continue in Berdychi;
- Up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles were destroyed in the Avdeevka area.
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- Clashes continued in the center of Georgievka;
- Ukrainian platoon of 18 servicemen surrendered in Georgievka;
- The AFU attempt counterattacks south of Pobeda;
- The AFU attempt counterattacks near Nevvelskoe;
- Clashes continued in the southern part of Krasnogorovka.
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- Clashes continued in Rabotino;
- Russian forces advance about 1 km north-west of Verbovoe;
- On March 17, Russian forces took control of Mirnoe;
- Russian artillery shelled the 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Rabotino;
- The AFU lost up to 30 servicemen, two vehicles, a US_made M777 artillery system and a D-30 howitzer on southern frontlines.
