The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released a new operational update on the situation on the Ukrainian frontlines as of 06:00 on May 22, 2022.
Key points:
- In the Volyn and Polissya directions, units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus have intensified reconnaissance, and the deployment of additional means of electronic reconnaissance in the border areas of the Gomel region has been noted. There is still a threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of the republic of belarus on objects on the territory of Ukraine.
- In the Siversky direction, russian enemy continues to shell settlements and infrastructure in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts. It carried out shelling in the areas of Boyaro-Lezhachi, Ulytsia, Bunyakine, Hirky, Gremyach and Muravyi.
- In the Slobozhansky direction, russian enemy, by forces of separate units of the 6th Comnibed Arms Army of the Western Military District and the Baltic Fleet, is fighting to maintain the occupied borders in the Kharkiv direction and prevent our troops from entering the state border.
- russian enemy forces are preparing to resume the offensive in the Slovyansk direction. The occupiers carried out artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Vernopil, Dibrivne and Dovhenke.
- In the Belgorod region, russian enemy deployed launchers of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. In addition, russian enemy is increasing the system of logistics and repair bases.
- In the Donetsk direction, the occupiers are trying to break through the defence of our troops and reach the administrative borders of Luhansk region.
- russian enemy carried out air strikes on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Vrubivka and Bakhmut.
- russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Lyman direction. It fired on infrastructure facilities in the area of the settlements of Lyman, Ozerne, Zakitne, Dibrova and Serebryanka.
- In the Siverodonetsk direction, russianenemy fired on the positions of the Defense Forces along the entire line of contact with mortars and artillery, concentrating efforts in the direction of the settlements of Siverodonetsk and Lysychansk. russian enemy conducted offensive and assault operations in the areas of Oskolonivka, Purdivka, Shchedryshcheve and Smolyaninove. The offensive was repulsed, russian enemy suffered losses and was forced to retreat to the old positions.
- In the Bakhmut direction, with the support of artillery, russian enemy tried to improve the tactical situation in the areas of the settlements of Trypillya, Lypove and Vasylivka, fighting continues.
- In the Avdiivka direction, russian occupiers suffered losses in the area of the settlement of Krasnohorivka.
- In the Kurakhiv direction, russian enemy stormed the Marinka area and was unsuccessful. It fired on Novomykhailivka and Volodymyrivka. It struck air strikes on the settlements of Mykilske and Katerynivka.
- In the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhya directions, russian enemy tried to gain a foothold on the occupied frontiers, shelling the positions of the Defense Forces and civilian infrastructure.
- russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the South Buh area. Focuses its main efforts on maintaining occupied frontiers, conducting reconnaissance and engineering activities of positions. It shelled the positions of the Defense Forces with mortars and artillery. Increases the air defense system.
- The situation in the Bessarabian direction has not changed.
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