That is a big one. Reportedly three field guns, an ammo supply vehicle and an ammo field storage site were destroyed. Joint work from the aerial recon units of the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 55th Artillery Brigade. pic.twitter.com/FbmbFJPd4X
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) July 18, 2023
It’s hot in the Kupyansk direction
— WarMonitor🇺🇦 (@WarMonitor3) July 18, 2023
They throw everything.
Roman Bochkala reports it as Challenger 1 but it's the predecessor Chieftain MBT reportedly undergoing repair and modernization before being sent to Ukraine. Jordan has a couple of hundreds of them (modified FV4030/2) in storage. Might have been bought back by the UK/Rheinmetall? pic.twitter.com/Dpi4M71mM5
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) July 18, 2023
"The Ukrainian counteroffensive is far from a failure, despite the fact that it is happening more slowly than expected. Ukraine has a significant amount of combat power that has not yet been deployed," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Mark Milley said. pic.twitter.com/D6uBBsGHDP
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) July 18, 2023
For the first time on the eastern front, the numbers of Ukrainian forces now match those of Russian troops - about 160,000. However, Ukraine is still outgunned by Russian artillery.
Gen Syrskyi confirmed that US cluster munitions had now arrived in Ukraine and would be ready to use within days.
