Summary of military operations on the Ukrainian front from the Russian telegram channel Two Majors on the morning of July 18, 2024

▪️In the morning, reports began to arrive about the destruction of enemy sea drones near Sevastopol and Lake Donuzlav (Crimea). The head of Novorossiysk also informed the population about the attack by unmanned enemy boats.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces struck Kyiv by nightfall, the enemy mayor reported fires after arrivals in the Darnitsky district.

▪️There are fierce battles in the Kharkov direction towards Volchansk. The enemy is making attempts to cross the Volchya River. In the Liptsovsky direction, battles continue at Glubokoe; the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attacks were unsuccessful.

▪️ In the Seversk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced near Razdolovka, positional battles are taking place near Belogorovka and Verkhnekamensky.

▪️ In the Toretsky (Dzerzhinsky) direction, our units continue to attack at the same lines with a gradual penetration into the enemy’s defenses. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting a maneuverable defense.

▪️Information is coming from the Yuzhnodonetsk direction about the ongoing implementation of the plan to encircle enemy groups in Krasnogorovka. South of Novomikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces made significant progress in one day towards the O0532 highway, which came as a surprise to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

▪️In the Pokrovsky direction (west of Avdeevka), the Russian Armed Forces are developing success in Novoselovka First and Lozovatskoye.

▪️No changes on the Zaporozhye front. Enemy drones seriously hinder the actions of our units, making movement in the front-line zone extremely difficult. Total mining of the area with Baba Yaga drones and many FPV drones (including night ones) limit our capabilities.