This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Russians pushed forward within village Ryasne.
Kharkiv Area
Russians entered the northern part of Kozacha Lopan.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
On the eastern bank of the Oskil River southeast of Kupyansk, Russians advanced in Kivsharivka, Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, and Hlushkivka.
Russians advanced east of Borova.
Ukrainians advanced from Ridkodub towards Shandryholove.
Russians advanced within Lyman.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
East of Slovyansk, Russians completed the capture of Kryva Luka, and entered the eastern part of Piskunivka.
East of Kramatorsk, Russians entered village Tykhonivka.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Heavy fighting continued in Kostyantynivka city.
Russians likely completed the capture of village Dovha Balka, and entered Rozkishne.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
North of Pokrovsk, Russians pushed towards village Shevchenko.
Zaporizhzhia Area
In the east, Ukrainians likely pushed Russians out of Ternove, entered and advanced within Novoheorhiivka, and approached Zaporizke.
In the west, Ukrainians pushed forward within Stepnohirsk.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The front near Velykomykhailivka in the east of Zaporizhzhia area by the morning, 18 June 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.