General Staff: Russia fails another counterattack at Urozhaine, Ukraine advances in south.

Russian forces launched further unsuccessful counterattacks against the recently liberated Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast on Aug.

18, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported[1]. At the same time, Ukrainian forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol and Berdiansk directions, solidifying taken positions and carrying out counter-battery fire, the report said. Over the course of the day, Russian forces launched one missile strike, 31 airstrikes, and 45 attacks by multiple-launch rocket systems against Ukrainian military positions and populated areas, leaving dead and wounded among the civilian population, according to the General Staff.

Some 30 combat engagements took place on Aug.

18, the report added. Ukraine's counteroffensive is ongoing in three main directions, with the village of Urozhaine in the southwestern part of Donetsk Oblast confirmed[2] as the latest settlement to be liberated on Aug.

16. Russian forces attempted[3] unsuccessfully to retake lost ground in the Urozhaine area already on Aug.

17.

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[4] Martin Fornusek

News Editor

Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

1. ^ reported (www.facebook.com)
2. ^ confirmed (kyivindependent.com)
3. ^ attempted (kyivindependent.com)
4. ^ 'Just hold on': Front-line medics race against time to save wounded soldiersEditor's note: Military medics interviewed for this story are only identified by first name due to security reasons.

   DONETSK OBLAST - With its sirens blaring through the narrow and bumpy road, an ambulance speeds off to the closest front-line makeshift hospital in northeastern Ukraine. "How many m... (kyivindependent.com)