7 people were killed in Kharkiv
Ukraine army said that 29 “invaders” were killed, artillery, armored vehicles, military reports that the ammunition depot has been destroyed
Ukraine The army said it repelled the Russian attack in southern Kherson province on August 18. In the north Kharkiv and seven people as a result of the shelling of the city perished and 16 people were injured.
President Volodymyr Zelensky He called the shelling of Kharkiv and the shooting of the hostel “vile and cynical”.
“Kharkiv we ache for Missile attack… Dormitory… The building was completely destroyed. The despicable and cynical attack on civilians has no justification, it shows the powerlessness of the aggressor. We will not forget, we will take revenge.” – Zelensky He wrote on Telegram.
of Ukraine in the south, and in the northeast of Kherson, near the city of Bilohirka Russia it is reported that the attack of the forces was prevented. Information military analyst Oleh Zhdanov spread
Ukraine army said that 29 “invaders” were killed, artillery, armored vehicles, military reports that the ammunition depot has been destroyed.
These claims could not be independently verified.
“Strategy does not work”
“Since last month Russia forces have made minimal progress, and in some cases we have made progress. What we see now is a ‘strategic impasse’.” – adviser to the president Oleksey Arestovich he said in his video message.
of Britain Ministry of Defence In his daily intelligence bulletin on August 18, he notes that the failure of commanders to establish combat discipline at a low level since the beginning of the invasion Russia had a partial role in the overall poor performance of the forces.
Intelligence points to the failure of Russian forces to adequately install and maintain tank armor as the main reason for Moscow’s high losses of tanks and armored vehicles. It is emphasized that this defect was noticeable in the first Chechen war of 1994.