The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 275, from 11 February 2026, 17:00 to 18 February 2026, 10:00 Kyiv Time
Author: David Batashvili
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
Near the international border southeast of Sumy, Russians likely completed the capture of village Pokrovka.
Kharkiv Area
South of Vovchansk, Ukrainians pushed Russians back within village Vilcha.
In the east, near the international border, Russians entered at least the eastern part of village Chuhunivka.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Northwest of Lyman, Russians likely reached the northeastern outskirts of village Drobysheve.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Ukrainians advanced in the southern part of Chasiv Yar.
Intense fighting went on in the southern part of Kostyantynivka. Ukrainians pushed Russians back in the space west of village Ivanopillya. Russians took at least part of Berestok, and reached Kostyantynivka from the side of that village.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians advanced in the directions northwest of Rodynske and west of Hryshyne.
Zaporizhzhia Area
South of Velykomykhailivka, Ukrainians liberated villages Orestopil and Oleksiivka, and advanced south of Sosnivka reaching villages Ternove and Berezove.
A little to the west, Ukrainians liberated villages Vyshneve and, likely, Novooleksandrivka and Hai.
West of Vyshneve, Ukrainians liberated Danylivka and Yehorivka, and advanced south of the latter village liberating Zlahoda and Rybne and reaching Pryvilne. Northwest of Danylivka, Ukrainians likely liberated Ostapivske and Andriivka, and pushed Russians out of Bratske.
To the southwest, Ukrainians completed the liberation of Ternuvate, and took back Dobropillya in a counterattack.
South of the latter village, Ukrainians pushed Russians out of Pryluky and Olenokostyantynivka, and re-entered Varvarivka.
In the west, Ukrainians advanced in the northern part of Prymorske. They also advanced southward between Prymorske and Stepnohirsk, reaching Plavny and likely cutting off Russian troops remaining within Prymorske.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the morning, 18 February 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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