Victorious news of 418th day of war: Russia loses IFV with crew, prosthesis implanted directly into bone for the first time in Ukraine

The SBU neutralized a network of pro-Kremlin online agitators

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) neutralized an interregional network of pro-Kremlin Internet agitators operating in Kyiv, the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Zakarpattia and Zaporizhzhia. Its members publicly supported Russia and its aggression against Ukraine. They also called for changes to Ukraine's state borders. To do this, they created several social media accounts, including those that are banned in Ukraine. Most of the published content was taken from Russian Internet resources.

In particular, a leading engineer of the Antonov state enterprise's aviation security unit was detained in Kyiv. He was distributing videos of Kadyrov's speeches on Russian social media Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, which are banned in Ukraine, calling for the accession of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation.

The 68th Brigade destroyed a Russian infantry fighting vehicle with its crew

A soldier with Ukraine's 68th Detached Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle with its crew with a precise shot from a Javelin.

“The soldiers destroyed an enemy BMP-3 that had been attacking our positions for several weeks. A well-aimed shot from a Javelin turned it into a pile of scrap metal along with its crew,” the brigade posted on its Facebook page.

The soldier who hit the infantry fighting vehicle received a brand new iPhone from his commander.

AFU repelled over 50 Russian attacks in the east over the day

Over the last day, Ukrainian defenders repelled over 50 enemy attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. Bakhmut and Marinka remain the epicenters of the fighting, according to the General Staff.

Over the last day, the Defense Forces' aviation launched 12 strikes on the invading Russian troops' military positions. An experimental enemy reconnaissance UAV of the Merlin type was also shot down.

Over the course of the day, missile and artillery units struck 2 Russian manpower concentration areas and 1 enemy electronic warfare station.

For the first time in Ukraine, a prosthesis was implanted directly into the bone

For the first time in the history of Ukrainian medicine, the Unbreakable National Rehabilitation Center performed osseointegration prosthetics in Lviv. The first patient to have a prosthesis implanted directly into the bone was a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, captain of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 56-year-old Ihor Krupnov, who lost both legs.

“When Ihor learned about the new prosthetic technology, he wanted to be the first patient in Ukraine to have a part of the prosthesis implanted directly into the bone. It is important for him not only to walk but also to run long distances. In 2016, the man completed a marathon. Before his serious injury, he dreamed of running a half marathon on his 60th birthday. The war adjusted these plans. Now Ihor's goal is to cover a distance of 10 km on prostheses,” the medical center said.

A brigade of volunteers who liberated the Kharkiv region will join the Offensive Guard

The ninth brigade of the Offensive Guard is being formed on the basis of the volunteer formation of the Khartia (Charter) territorial community. This was reported by Captain of the National Guard of Ukraine, senior officer of the Planning and Staff Training Service Ivan Babich on Espreso TV.

“Khartia is the only volunteer formation of a territorial community in Ukraine, which was formed mostly by civilians, and today has grown into a National Guard brigade and joined the Offensive Guard. This happened thanks to the motivation of people who are not indifferent and want to perform combat missions as part of the entire Armed Forces and the National Guard. The backbone will be formed of volunteers who were in the volunteer formation of a territorial community. That is, these are the guys who for some reason were not mobilized, and a year ago united to liberate their hometown of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region,” a senior officer said.