Russian troops concentrated their efforts on the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivsk, and Marinsky directions. The Ukrainian military attacked 4 ammunition warehouses and the radio-electronic warfare station of the occupiers.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian shelling
The Russian Federation, at the cost of heavy losses, continues to wage a war of aggression.
During the day, the enemy carried out 17 airstrikes, carried out about 20 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The situation at the fronts
The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivsk and Marinsk directions.
In total, during the past day, 23 combat clashes took place on the specified areas of the front.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected.
Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform tasks in the border areas with Ukraine.
The enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions.
During the day, he carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Yanzhulivka, Chernihiv region; Bunyakyne, Shpyl, Oleksiivka of the Sumy region, as well as Udy, Veterinarne, Lyptsi, Zelene, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky, Zemlianka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, the enemy does not stop trying to improve the tactical position. During the day, he conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Masyutivka.
Stroivka, Kam'yanka, Krasne Pershe, Ridkodub, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Tabaivka, Berestov, Kharkiv Oblast, and Stelmakhivka, Luhansk Oblast, were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire.
During the day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Lymansky direction. He carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Dibrova.
Nevske, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region were hit by artillery fire; Torske and Spirne of Donetsk region.
In the direction of Bakhmut, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlement of Ivanovske.
He carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Bila Gora.
Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Stupochki, Kostyantynivka, Bila Gora, Toretsk, Northern, Southern and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
In the Avdiyiv direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the direction of the settlements of Novokalynove and Avdiyivka. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novokalynovo and Stepovo.
He carried out artillery fire on the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Karlivka, Pervomaiske and Netaylove in the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, units of the defense forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka.
At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka and Pobyeda of the Donetsk region came under enemy fire.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Vodyane, Vugledar and Velyka Novosilka.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhуа and Kherson directions.
He shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Novosilka, Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Gulyaipilske, Novoselivka, Omelnyk, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhуа region; Veletenske of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
Losses of the enemy
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 7 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel and military equipment were concentrated.
During this day, our defenders destroyed 2 enemy attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type and 1 reconnaissance UAV of the "Orlan-10" type.
Missile troops and artillery units hit 2 manpower concentration areas, 4 ammunition depots, an electronic warfare station, 4 artillery units in firing positions and 4 more important enemy targets.
The total number of losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion, according to data on May 24, is 204,760 soldiers. Over the last day, the Armed Forces destroyed 400 invaders, a helicopter and 21 artillery systems.
