Key facts
- At least 10 civilians killed and 73 injured across Ukraine.
- 180 Shahed drones, including 26 jet-powered variants, were launched by Russia.
- Ukrainian forces intercepted 152 drones.
- An industrial facility in Manevychi, Volyn Oblast, was attacked for the second time in three days.
- An earlier attack on Oct. 16 in Manevychi killed one person and injured eight.
Russian forces launched widespread attacks across Ukraine on Oct. 18, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring 73 others, according to regional authorities. The assaults included an Iskander-M ballistic missile, 180 Shahed drones, and various loitering munitions. Ukrainian forces reported intercepting 152 drones. The strikes hit 20 locations, with falling debris reported at four additional sites. Western Ukrainian regions, including Volyn, Ternopil, and Rivne, were targeted with drones hitting industrial and energy infrastructure, as well as civilian areas. In Odesa, a residential building was struck, injuring two people. Donetsk Oblast reported the highest number of casualties with seven killed and 14 injured, primarily in Sloviansk. Kherson Oblast reported 32 injured, while Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Chernihiv oblasts also reported casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.