Russian forces shelled the areas in the vicinity of Studenok, Pavlivka and Velyka Pysarivka on the Volyn, Polissia and Sivershchyna fronts.

The Russians shelled the areas in the vicinity of Studenok, Pavlivka and Velyka Pysarivka.

Russian forces carried out close to 100 instances of fire and 7 distinct attacks in Sumy Oblast on August 18, 2022.

Russian shelling damaged a school, a non-residential building in Bilopillia, and a civilian infrastructure object in Myropillia with no casualties reported.

Russian forces attacked eight communities in Sumy Oblast with over 170 hits.

Russian troops shelled territories of three communities in the Sumy region 7 times on August 18, recording about 100 arrivals.

The Bilopol community was shelled with barrel artillery causing 15 arrivals, damaging a non-residential building and school premises, followed by mortar and airstrikes.

Krasnopilska community experienced 7 mortar rounds around 1:50 p.m.

Myropilska community was shelled with 120 mm mortars resulting in 15 hits, with continued shelling later in the day.

Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that there were no casualties from the shelling.