Fierce fighting continues at the Siverskyi and Pokrovske directions, where Russian troops are making numerous unsuccessful attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense, suffering significant losses.
Fierce fighting continues in the Siversky, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors, with over 90 combat engagements taking place, Ukrainian troops steadfastly holding their positions, hitting the enemy and destroying their equipment.
Over the last day, the enemy conducted 96 combat engagements and fired 3700 times in the area of responsibility of the "East" operational and tactical group in the Kharkiv region, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove in Khortytsia.
Intense fighting continued on the frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war yesterday: 110 combat engagements and 39 additional combat engagements took place, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks, inflicting significant losses on the enemy, including 274 occupants killed and wounded, and 19 pieces of weapons and military equipment destroyed or damaged.
Over the past day, russia launched 3 missile strikes, 38 air strikes, used 404 kamikaze drones and fired over 3,000 times at Ukrainian positions, with intense fighting in different directions.
In most parts of the frontline, the dynamics of hostilities remain tense, with Ukrainian troops adequately responding to Russian shelling and conducting assault operations to drive the enemy out.
Ukrainian troops repelled a russian attack on Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region and destroyed more than 20 units of enemy armored vehicles.
Ivanivske and Kurdiumivka became new areas of Russian attacks during the day, while the Kramatorsk sector remains one of the hottest spots in the frontline.
Since the beginning of the day, 44 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovske, Kramatorsk and Kurakhove sectors, as the enemy continues active offensive actions, trying to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops.
Russian occupants do not abandon their intention to capture the town of Chasiv Yar, despite losses in manpower and military equipment.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the day, 101 combat engagements have taken place, during which the enemy launched 15 missile strikes, 70 air strikes, 452 attacks using kamikaze drones and opened fire on Ukrainian positions 2,843 times.
Russian-terrorist forces continue active offensive and assault operations in the Pokrovske and Prydniprovsky directions, launching 15 missile and 70 air strikes at Ukrainian positions, while Ukrainian troops steadfastly hold their positions in the face of intense fighting.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the number of combat engagements increased to 21, with the enemy putting the most pressure on Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Novooleksandrivka.
Russian invaders launched an unsuccessful attack in the area of Hlyboke-Liptsi in Kharkiv region, Ukrainian troops repelled the attack and inflicted losses on the enemy.
In the Kharkiv sector, fighting continues near Stanytsia, the situation in Vovchansk is under control, and Ukrainian troops are improving their tactical positions in certain areas.
Ukrainian troops repelled 41 enemy attacks in the Pokrovsk sector yesterday, with the situation changing dynamically: in some areas the enemy achieved limited tactical success due to intense fire, while in others Ukrainian troops regained lost ground.
Over the past day, russians shelled 10 localities in Donetsk region, wounding 5 civilians and damaging buildings, infrastructure and residential houses in Volnovakha, Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk and Bakhmut districts.
Since the beginning of the day, 114 combat engagements took place, 5 of them are ongoing. The situation remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite intense enemy shelling in many areas.
Russian invaders continue to increase their efforts in the Pokrovsk sector, the number of combat engagements there has increased to 30, while Ukrainian soldiers are holding the line and responding to the invaders' actions.
On May 16, intense fighting continued along almost the entire frontline, with 58 combat engagements recorded, with the Russian occupiers being most active in the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors, and Ukrainian troops taking measures to prevent their advance.
Since the beginning of the day, 23 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline, with Russian troops unsuccessfully trying to break through the defense in the area of Klishchiyivka and Andriyivka three times, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.
Russian troops are trying to break through and block Siversk to create conditions for an offensive on Sloviansk, but their advance in this direction is relatively halted, while Chasiv Yar remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have repelled 140 enemy attacks in multiple directions, and intense fighting continues in various parts of the frontline.
Ukraine's defense forces managed to stabilize the situation in the Kharkiv sector, particularly on the northwestern outskirts of Vovchansk, despite intense fighting along the entire front line, which resulted in significant losses in manpower and equipment.
Russians continue to try to break through the Ukrainian defense near Staromayorske in the Orikhivsk sector - the occupants conducted 18 assault operations in the area of this settlement alone.
Russian occupants are focusing their efforts on breaking through Ukrainian defenses west of Bakhmut, but they have not yet managed to cross the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal.
In the Kharkiv sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces partially drove the Russian occupiers out of the city of Vovchansk. Defensive actions are underway in the northern and northwestern outskirts of the city.
Since the beginning of May 15, 41 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline, with intense fighting continuing in the Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivsk sectors. The defense forces inflict significant losses on the Russian-terrorist forces.
Since the beginning of the day, 145 combat engagements took place along the entire frontline, during which the enemy fired 3 missiles, over 320 sorties of kamikaze drones and over 2,400 attacks on Ukrainian positions, actively using aviation and dropping almost 70 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine.
On May 14, 130 combat engagements took place on the contact line, during which the enemy intensively attacked Ukrainian positions, using its superiority in manpower and equipment, launching 2 missile strikes, 65 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.