Ukrainian forces conducted small-scale infantry attacks and artillery strikes against Russian fortifications to the north and south of Bakhmut.

Ukrainian forces conducted small-scale infantry attacks and artillery strikes against Russian fortifications to the north and south of Bakhmut.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians continue to conduct offensive operations. Heavy fighting continues for Bakhmut.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled all Russian attacks on Bakhmut throughout May 18, 2023.

Satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies has revealed the epic scale of destruction wrought by Russian force on the besieged city of Bakhmut, showing once leafy suburbs that have been reduced to nothing but mud and rubble.

Across the city, rows of apartment buildings, schools, stores, and other infrastructure have been reduced to smoldering rubble, and parts of the city that had been lined with trees and parks a year ago are now completely stripped of all vegetation.

Russian occupation forces allegedly fired from S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, Smerch multiple rocket launchers, and cannon artillery at settlements in northern Donetsk region.

The occupiers also used a FAB-250 high-explosive fragmentation bomb.