Over the past day, May 16, 234 combat engagements took place at the front. Russian occupiers launched 95 airstrikes, dropping 300 guided aerial bombs. This was reported by UNN with reference to the General Staff of the AFU.
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In addition, the enemy deployed 9,645 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,305 shellings of settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, including 74 from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
The enemy also launched airstrikes, particularly in the areas of Vilna Sloboda and Bachivsk in the Sumy region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces hit two command posts, five areas of personnel concentration, seven artillery systems, three drone control points, and one other important enemy target.
In the Pivnichno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, 17 combat engagements occurred yesterday; the enemy launched five airstrikes, used 11 guided bombs, and carried out 105 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including 15 using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the areas of Volchansk, Radkivka, Graniv, Izbytske, and Starytsya.
In the Kupiansk direction, our defenders stopped three enemy attacks in the areas of Novooshynove, Kurylivka, and Podoly.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled nine attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of Stepove, Novyi Myr, Stavky, Drobysheve, Yampil, Lyman, and Ozerne.
In the Sloviansk direction, during the past day, our defenders stopped three attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of Zakitne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders stopped one enemy attack in the area of Nykyforivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 12 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 32 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Nove Shakhove, Bilytske, Hryshyne, Vasylivka, Novomykolaivka, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Boikivka, Toretske, Udachne, Serhiivka, and Molodetske.
In the Oleksandrivka and Orikhiv directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations yesterday.
In the Huliaipole direction, 24 attacks by the occupiers took place in the areas of Dobropillia, Verkhnia Tersa, Zlahoda, Hirke, Krynychne, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske, Zaliznychne, and Charivne.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian units stopped two enemy attacks in the direction of Antonivka.
Over the past day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,170 people. The enemy also lost one tank, four armored fighting vehicles, 82 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, three air defense systems, 13 ground robotic systems, 2,131 unmanned aerial vehicles, two missiles, 325 units of motor vehicles, and five units of special equipment.
As a reminder
Russian troops attacked Dnipro with strike drones, causing several fires in the city. During the attack, a 70-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized in serious condition.