Ukrainian Armed Forces repel 23 Russian attacks in Avdiivka sector over the last day - General Staff
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of May 19, the Russian army carried out 57 air strikes on Ukraine, including 33 from multiple launch rocket systems, 5 rocket attacks and 58 bombings. Over the past day, there were 64 combat engagements with the Russian occupiers
Within the last day, 64 combat engagements with Russian occupants took place. The enemy launched 5 missile and 58 air strikes, fired 33 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and settlements. This was reported by the General Staff in the evening report, according to UNN.
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On the Volyn and Polissya directions, the operational situation is without significant changes. No signs of the formation of offensive groups were detected. Certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus are performing tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine.
On the Seversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shells settlements from the territory of the Russian Federation, and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy conducted an air strike near Stepka, Sumy region. About 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including: Kliusy, Yanzhulivka, Mykhalchyna Sloboda in Chernihiv region; Znob-Novgorodske, Rozhkovychi, Chuykivka in Sumy region; Ogirtseve, Hatyshche, Pletenivka in Kharkiv region.
On the Kupyansk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully conducted assault operations in the areas of Sinkivka and east of Petropavlivka in the Kharkiv region, where the Defense Forces repelled 6 attacks. He conducted an air strike near the settlements of Holubivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including: Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka in Kharkiv region.
On the Liman direction, the enemy conducted assault operations in the area of Torske, Donetsk region, but was unsuccessful. He conducted an air strike near the settlements of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, and Verkhnekamianske, Terny Spirne, Donetsk region. About 15 localities suffered from enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including: Makiivka, Nevske in Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Torske, Dibrova, Spirne in Donetsk region.
On the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted assault operations in the areas of Klishchiyivka and Andriivka in Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled 7 attacks. More than 20 localities came under artillery and mortar fire, including: Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Andriivka, Druzhba, Pivdenne in the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka sector, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the areas of settlements east of Keramik, east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled 23 attacks. The enemy launched air strikes near Avdiivka, Donetsk region. Over 15 localities came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including: Keramik, Berdychi, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomayske in Donetsk region.
On the Maryinka direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the areas of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled 21 attacks. The following settlements of the Donetsk region came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers: Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, and Elizavetivka.
On the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the area of Staromayorsk, Donetsk region, where the Defense Forces repelled 3 attacks. In addition, the enemy launched an air strike near Vuhledar, Donetsk region. About 10 localities came under artillery and mortar fire, including: Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Urozhayne, in Donetsk region.
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In the Zaporizhzhya sector, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the areas of Robotyno, Novoprokopivka and west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhya region. More than 25 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including: Luhivske, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, Robotyne, Kamianske, Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia region.
On the Kherson direction, the enemy shelled such settlements as Mykhailivka, Tyahynka, Veletynske in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct offensive operations in the Melitopol direction, offensive (assault) actions in the Bakhmut direction, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and deplete the enemy along the entire front line.