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Ukrainian Defenders Repelled 17 russian Attacks in the Eastern Regions

Air defense units of the Air Assault Forces on watch defending the Ukrainian skies / Photo credit: Air Assault Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Air defense units of the Air Assault Forces on watch defending the Ukrainian skies / Photo credit: Air Assault Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The battle for Donbas continues. Russians shell the cities of Ukraine indiscriminately, the today's shelling of 38 settlements resulted in civilian casualties, numerous facilities damaged. But Ukrainian forces repulse the attempts to advance. Here are the statistics summarizing today's fighting in the most eastern parts of the country

Joint Task Force operating in the Ukrainian Eastern Operational Zone, the so-called Donbas, has published a regular report on the situation in its area of responsibility. On May 23, the Ukrainian forces of this unit repelled 16 russian attacks. In two more locations the fighting is still going on. Russian casualties today mount to:

  • eight tanks;
  • 22 armored fighting vehicles;
  • one non-armored vehicle.
  • one “Granat-1” artillery reconnaissance UAV; and
  • six "Orlan-10" ISR UAVs.
"Granet-1" unmanned aerial vehicle looks similar to "ZALA-421" but has a specific purpose – adjust fire of the artillery / Illustrative photo credit: InformNapalm

Along the entire line of defense, russians used combat aircraft, MLRS, large-caliber barrel artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems. The missile and bomb strikes targeted civilian infrastructure and peaceful residential areas.

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38 settlements were shelled in Donbas over the past day, 62 civilian objects were damaged or ruined, including 53 houses, an agricultural enterprise, a kindergarten, a bank branch, a pharmacy and the national police administration building. At least seven people died and six injured
This is the photo from Avdiivka, Donetsk region. 38 settlements were shelled in Donbas over the past day, 62 civilian objects were damaged or ruined, including 53 houses, an agricultural enterprise, a kindergarten, a bank branch, a pharmacy and the national police administration building. At least seven people died and six were injured / Photo credit: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Luhansk region military administration

In the area of responsibility of the operational-tactical task force "East", russian invaders carried out a single attack. As result, russians have lost:

  • 30 personnel;
  • one tank;
  • two IFVs;
  • two UAVs.

It should be noted that those figures apply to only Eastern Operational Zone of warfare, while there are also a few southern operational directions. Find the latest news on the Ukraine-russia War in our daily feed:

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