In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 16 enemy attacks in the direction of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Russian troops did not stop the offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone, focusing their main efforts in the direction of Donetsk. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report on May 19.
In the direction of Volyn and Polesye, the situation remains unchanged. The threat of rocket and bomb strikes remains on targets in Ukraine from the territory of Belarus.
In the direction of Seversk, enemy units continued to provide additional firing positions and protective structures on the borders of the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
“Using artillery and mortars, the opponents who shot down the communities in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, launched a missile attack on the Desna community. It continues to attempt to conduct aerial reconnaissance using UAVs in indicated direction, “specified the Ukrainian military leadership.
In the direction of Kharkiv, the main effort of Russian troops was aimed at holding occupied lines and carrying out counterattacks to restore lost positions. Cases of sabotage use and group reconnaissance were recorded.
In the Slavic direction, the enemy tries to improve the tactical position. With the support of artillery, he conducted unsuccessful military operations in the Bolshaya Kamyshevakhi area, suffered heavy losses in some areas and retreated from previously occupied positions.
In the direction of Liman, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Loskutovka, Yekaterinovka, Novomikhailovka and Orekhovo.
In the direction of Severodonetsk, the occupiers carried out an offensive and an unsuccessful attack on the Ustinovka area.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy tried to conduct attack operations in the area of Zolote-4, but it was unsuccessful.
In the direction of Avdeevka, the enemy advanced into the area of Yuryevka, defeated and retreated. The attacks in the Novokalinovo and Pervomaisky areas were also unsuccessful.
Under Kurakhovsky’s direction, the Russian army failed to successfully launch an offensive near Novomikhailovka.
No active fighting was recorded in the directions of Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye. The enemy hit Gulyaipolskoye, Novodanilovka, Malinovka and Gulyaipole with rocket and cannon artillery fire, as well as mortars.
“According to available information, in the area of the village of Aleksandrovka, to recover the losses of the 107th rifle battalion, which cost more than 50%, reinforcements came in the amount of 260 military personnel. Formerly involved in the direction of Kharkiv , “said the General Staff.
In the direction of Yuzhnobuzhsky, the occupiers did not conduct active fighting, they fired from mortars, cannons and rocket artillery in the areas of Limanov, Prishib, Trudolyubovka and Novovorontsovka.
No significant change was recorded in the Bessarabian direction.
The previous day, anti-aircraft missile forces units destroyed an aircraft and a cruise missile. Air Force aircraft attacked the accumulation of enemy equipment, according to preliminary data, about 20 armored vehicles, ammunition and personnel were destroyed.
In the past 24 hours, 16 enemy attacks were retreated in the direction of Donetsk and Luhansk, eight tanks, 17 armored vehicles, four special armored vehicles and six conventional enemy vehicles were destroyed.
Recall, on May 18, the Russian Federation lost 28,300 soldiers in Ukraine, as well as 1,251 tanks, 202 aircraft and 167 helicopters.
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Source: korrespondent
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