On the night of January 17-18, the Russian Armed Forces launched a series of massive strikes on the territory of Ukraine. Explosions were reported in Kharkov, Dnipropetrovsk, Nikolaev, and Khmelnytsky regions. At the same time, the enemy attempted to attack Russian targets in Moscow and Leningrad regions.
In the Seversky direction, after liberating the village of Veseloye, the Russian Armed Forces are focused on taking control of local heights to improve the tactical situation. Meanwhile, active hostilities continued in the Belogorovka area.
In the Kherson direction, despite the critical situation of the AFU group in Krynki, it is too early to talk about the imminent liberation of the settlement. Currently, the Russian Armed Forces are unable to gain a foothold in new positions.