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Night airstrikes, 230 combat engagements, battles on the Pokrovske and Kostiantynivka directions, enemy shelling, strikes on Konotop, Operation “WallHack.”
Ukraine launched a new format of regional cooperation – C8, the “Carpathian Eight.” It is to include countries and regions of the Carpathian area.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the start of the summit in Ivano-Frankivsk region on social media.
Representatives of Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary are participating in the founding summit. Zelensky also emphasized cooperation with the European Union.
The president called the creation of C8 the start of a new phase of cooperation between Ukraine and its European neighbors.
More information – in the news article.
Today, 18 September, the Russian army struck a suburban train in Kharkiv region. Updated information says seven people were injured and one man was killed.
"The enemy struck a suburban train in Kharkiv region. The threat was detected by Ukrzaliznytsia’s monitoring group, after which passengers were ordered to evacuate. Preliminary information indicates two passengers sustained serious injuries — during the evacuation they did not move a safe distance away from the train," the carrier reported.
Ukrzaliznytsia reminded that during an evacuation you must follow the train crew’s instructions exactly. If there is no nearby shelter, you should move at least 200 meters away from rolling stock and railway infrastructure objects.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reports that over the past day 230 battles were recorded on the front, of which 25 were on the Pokrovske direction.
There were 19 attacks recorded on the Kostiantynivka direction. The invaders conducted assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Kostiantynivka and toward Osykove, Dovha Balka, Pryyut, Stepiv, and Vilne.
More on the operational situation – in the news article.
The General Staff also reports that the Defense Forces eliminated another 1420 soldiers, 5 tanks, 75 artillery systems, 424 units of automotive equipment and fuel trucks, etc., over the past day. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian military losses have totaled about 1 514 910 personnel.
More information about enemy losses – in the news article.
On the night of 18 September, the Russians carried out a massive drone strike on Konotop in Sumy region. Numerous damages to civilian infrastructure were recorded in the city.
According to mayor Artem Semenikhin, there is damage to a kindergarten, a school, private houses, medical facilities, and shops. Due to a ruptured gas transmission network many homes were left without gas supply. There are also power supply problems because of damaged high-voltage lines.
Two injured women were reported.
In the morning of 18 September, the Russian army attacked Fastiv district of Kyiv region with drones, resulting in five people being wounded. Three of the victims are children. According to the State Emergency Service, all the injured are members of one family.
They were hospitalized with blast injuries and an acute stress reaction, said Head of the Regional Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.
A Russian strike destroyed one private home and damaged another. A vehicle was also damaged. Rescuers and other necessary services are working at the strike sites.
Enemy strikes on the capital region have continued almost continuously since 27 August, when Russia began launching small groups of cruise drones around the clock.
On the night of 18 September, starting at 18:00, Russia struck Ukraine with 93 strike drones (46 of them were cruise) and imitation drones, as well as strike systems “Banderol”/“Dan-T.” They struck from the directions of Orel and Millerovo and from occupied Donetsk, Crimea, and the Azov Sea waters.
According to the Air Forces as of 8:00, defenders neutralized 69 enemy drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, and 3 “Banderol”/“Dan-T” systems. The attack was repelled by aviation, EW and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups.
"Hits by the enemy’s aerial attack means were recorded at 13 locations, as well as falls of shot-down debris at 3 locations. In addition, some enemy strike means did not reach their targets; information about them is being clarified," the statement said.
On 17 September, the Khmelnytskyi Court of Appeal upheld the verdict for the former head of the Khmelnytskyi eparchy of the UOC (MP), Metropolitan Antoniy (Fiyalka). The court confirmed the primary sentence of two years’ imprisonment. An additional penalty — deprivation of the right to hold positions as head of religious administrations and eparchies for two years — was reported by LB sources.
Under Article 75 of the Criminal Code, the metropolitan was released from serving the primary sentence with probation and given a two-year probationary period. The defense side now has a three-month term to file a cassation appeal against the appellate court’s decision.
The metropolitan was convicted under part 2 of Article 161 of the Criminal Code — violation of equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional belonging, or religious beliefs, committed with violence, fraud, or threats or by an official. Penalties under this article range from a fine to up to five years’ imprisonment.
More details – in the news article.
For nearly a month Ukrainian law enforcement shut down a number of scam communities, blocked thousands of phishing resources, and seized equipment that could have been used to steal money from Ukrainians and foreigners.
The National Police and the Prosecutor General’s Office reported this. As part of Operation “WallHack” in July–August 2026, participants in scam communities (from the English scam) were exposed in Kyiv and 19 regions of Ukraine. The criminals used messengers to coordinate fraudulent activity and distribute links to fake websites. Such resources imitated marketplaces, banking and government services, and sites of international organizations. Using them, the perpetrators obtained payment data of Ukrainian and EU citizens, as well as access to accounts in remote banking systems.
Police conducted 239 searches and seized nearly 600 pieces of computer equipment. They also blocked thousands of phishing links and shut down 300 Telegram channels, whose combined reach exceeded 5 thousand participants.
More information – in the news article.
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