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Ukrainian forces blocked Russian attempts to advance northeast toward Kryvyi Rih, with fighting reported at Bereznuvate, Bashtanka, and Voznesensk.

Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian armed forces (military_unit) Russian Federation forces (military_unit) Bereznehuvate (location) Bashtanka (location) Voznesensk (location) Russian forces (military_unit) 5th separate assault brigade (military_unit) Mykolaiv (location) Kherson region (location) Russian occupying forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Navy (military_unit) 36th Ukrainian Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Ivan Lipskiy (person) Russian air force (military_unit) Oleksandr Senkevych (person) Russian rocket (weapon_system) military school (location) Ukrainian brigades (military_unit) Oleksandr Senkevich (person) Russian rockets (weapon_system) Ukrainian brigade (military_unit) 79th Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian army (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces blocked Russian attempts to advance northeast toward Kryvyi Rih, with fighting reported at Bereznuvate, Bashtanka, and Voznesensk.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled Mykolaiv at close range from the Kherson region in the morning

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The attack targeted the barracks of the 79th Separate Assault Brigade, with some facilities empty and others affected

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian air strike hit the 36th Ukrainian Naval Infantry Brigade in Mykolaiv on March 18, 2022

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the March 18 air strike on the 36th Brigade

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ivan Lipskiy was killed during the March 18 air strike on the 36th Brigade

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.192Z

Source story: day-23-2022-03-18