On February 18, Russia continued its missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian military and civilian targets, while top US officials accused Moscow of "crimes against humanity" in the war and said Russian forces had suffered 200,000 casualties as the conflict neared its one-year anniversary.
At least two civilians were injured and windows of several houses were shattered in the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi on February 18 when Russia fired missiles from the Black Sea, Ukrainian authorities said.