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110 combat engagements in the frontline, the situation is the most intense in the Pokrovsk sector:

There were 110 combat engagements over the last day, with the largest number of combat engagements in the Pokrovsk sector - 33. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled most of the attacks, destroying a significant amount of enemy equipment and manpower.

Since the beginning of this day, 110 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline, the most difficult situation remains in the Pokrovsk sector, according to a report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 22.00 on Sunday, August 18, UNN reports .

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Thus, in the Pokrovsk sector, 33 battles have taken place since the beginning of the day in the areas of Hrodivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Zelene Pole, Kalynove, Myroliubivka, Mykolaivka, Novohrodivka, Ptashyne, Zapovitne and Mykhailivka. “Defense forces repelled 24 attacks, nine are still ongoing,” the General Staff emphasized.

It is noted that 231 occupants were neutralized in this area today. A tank, two artillery systems, a 120-mm mortar, four UAVs and nine vehicles were destroyed. In addition, an MT-LB, two artillery systems, a 120-mm mortar and five vehicles were damaged.

In the Toretsk sector, Russians attacked Ukrainian troops 19 times near Diliyivka, Zalizne, Nelipivka and Toretsk. “Sixteen attacks have been stopped, three assaults are still ongoing. The situation is under the control of our troops,” the evening report said.

According to updated information, three combat engagements took place in the Kharkiv sector near Vovchansk and Lypky. Two enemy attacks are ongoing.

In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy attacked our troops' defenses 16 times, in particular near Synkivka, Hlushkivka, Kolesnykivka and Stelmakhivka. According to the General Staff, twelve battles have been completed and four are ongoing.

There were 15 combat engagements in the Liman sector during the day. Russian invaders conducted assault operations near Hrekivka, Nevske, Makiivka, Torske and Terny. As of 22.00 on Sunday, two attacks are ongoing. --->READ MORE HERE

Kursk invasion intended to create Russo-Ukrainian 'buffer zone,' Zelenskyy says:

The surprise Ukrainian invasion of Russia's Kursk region is intended to create a "buffer zone" between the two countries and further complicate Moscow's cross-border offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.

"It is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much Russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions," Zelenskyy said in his nightly address, the first public acknowledgment of the offensive's true intent.

"This includes creating a buffer zone on the aggressor’s territory – our operation in the Kursk region," Zelenskyy continued.

Ukrainian forces destroyed one bridge in the region this weekend and struck a second in a bid to disrupt Russian supply lines. Pro-Kremlin war bloggers have since acknowledged that the former strike, which targeted a bridge on the Seim River near the village of Glushkovo, Russia, was successful. The location and efficacy of the second attack were not specified as of Sunday morning.

The reported strikes' effect on Russian infrastructure further complicates a situation that has already placed Moscow on an unexpected defensive, forcing it to re-evaluate its strategy along Ukraine's northeastern border, which is a region that was largely written off as insignificant to the conflict just months after it began in 2022.

"The Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast [has forced] a decision-point on the Kremlin and the Russian military command about whether to view the 1,000 kilometer-long international border with northeastern Ukraine as a legitimate front line that Russia must defend," the Institute for the Study of War’s George Barros previously told Fox News Digital. --->READ MORE HERE