The relevant statement was made by the Joint Forces Operation Task Force on Facebook.
Along the entire line of defense, the enemy is using combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, large-caliber barrel artillery, tanks, various types of mortars, and launches missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure and peaceful residential areas.
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The occupiers fired on more than 40 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, destroying and damaging 47 civilian objects, including 38 residential buildings, a school, a health camp, a recreation center, and a railway station. As a result of the shellings, 5 civilians were killed and 12 others were injured.
Ukrainian defenders of the JFO Group repulsed 10 enemy attacks on Wednesday, May 25. Battles with the occupier are still ongoing at two locations.
Ukraine’s brave warriors inflict losses on rashist invaders in manpower and equipment.
In the past 24 hours, JFO Group destroyed:
• 4 tanks;
• 1 unit of special equipment;
• 2 artillery systems;
• 1 armored personnel carrier;
• 1 enemy track.
In addition, air defense units shot down 4 Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies of the Ukrainian Donbass.
Ukrainian servicemen continue to bravely and heroically restrain the invasion of the Russian occupiers, the report concludes.
As Defense Express reported invaders are focused on the defeat of the Joint Forces and attempts to establish full control over the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The enemy tries to overcome the resistance of the units of the Joint Forces in the regions in order to create favorable conditions for the offensive. The enemy focused its main efforts on the Bakhmut direction. It is trying to develop success in the Lyman direction. In addition, occupiers continue to actively prepare for offensive operations in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia areas.
Find more details on the theme in a publication by Defense Express:
Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Enemy Focuses Main Efforts on Bakhmut Direction
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