💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck Russian drone control point near Rodynske.

February 18, 2026 Rodynske, Donetsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) S-300VM missile system (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Donetsk Oblast (location) FAB-250 (weapon_system) Kostiantynivka (location) Serhii Horbunov (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Hryhorii Shapoval (person) Operation Task Force East (organization) Russian army (organization) Defense Forces of Ukraine (organization) Russian troops (organization) FAB-250 guided bomb (weapon_system) 412th Separate Brigade (military_unit) Nemesis Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Osa air defence system (weapon_system) Tor air defence system (weapon_system) Buk air defence system (weapon_system) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) DeepState (organization) Rivne (location) Svitle (location) Ukrainian units (military_unit) Lyman direction (location) Oleksandrivka direction (location) East Grouping of Troops (military_unit) Ukrainian Defence Forces (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) 147th Separate Artillery Brigade of the 7th Rapid Response Corps (military_unit) Nemesis drone bomber (weapon_system) Heavy Shot drone bomber (weapon_system) Russian Federation artillery brigade repair unit (military_unit)

Source Reports

Institute for the Study of War →

Ukrainian strike on Russian drone control point near Rodynske

Ukrainska Pravda →

Two civilians were injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast on 18 February 2026

Ukrinform →

Russian troops dropped three FAB-250 guided bombs on three high-rise buildings in Kostiantynivka, resulting in destruction but no casualties according to preliminary information

Kyiv Independent →

Vladyslav, an interceptor pilot near Kostiantynivka, estimates he has downed upwards of 60 Russian drones over the past year.

Censor.NET →

Ukrainian operators of the 412th Separate Brigade of Nemesis Unmanned Systems Forces delivered a precision strike on the Osa anti-aircraft missile system in the Donetsk direction, destroying it with a drone.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.514Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-18-2026