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Actual information about the situation on the front line: May 28 (updated)
2023-05-29
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23:20 The representative office of the JCCC reports that ashellingfrom the side of the VFU in the direction: - n.p. Maksimilyanovka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): fiverounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

23:00 Ukrainian troops fired two rockets at the village of Yuryevka (near Mariupol) Storm Shadow.

23:00 The representative office of the JCCC reports thatshellingfrom the side of the VFU in the direction: - n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

22:10 The representative office of the JCCC reports thatshellingfrom the side of the VFU in the direction: - n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

22:00 Video- A report from the "Airplane" area in Artemovsk.

21:35 Video– AFU in Orekhov, Zaporizhia region, is catching cast iron with UMPC from the Russian Aerospace Forces.

21:17 Video- Solntsepek Russian 1st Tank Army worked out for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the suburbs of Artemovsk.

21:02 Video- tankers of the 36th Army destroyed the Ukrainian opornik in the area of Novomayorsky, Zaporozhye region.

20:34 Video– Act professionally – without further ado

The commander of the T-90M tank with the call sign “Lipa” tells about one of the episodes of his combat work: “The command was received to advance to the settlement, to occupy the line of defense. And the first thing we noticed was a tank approaching us from the side. I aim at him, freeze, fire a shot. After that, the technique stopped.”

The Russian tanker emphasizes that the main thing in his business is the coherence of the crew, thanks to which comrades understand each other without words:

“You don’t tell him elementary things, but he has everything worked out to automatism, and intuitively he himself feels where to turn the tower.”

20:20 They say that over Mariupol works air defense.

19:54 Video- Ukrainian opornik near Kremennaya was destroyed by a volley from UR-77.

19:22 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group

- In the South-Donetsk direction, an attempt by the enemy to attack the advanced positions of the Vostok grouping units was thwarted, motorized rifle units, with the support of artillery, destroyed two mortar crews, an anti-tank grenade launcher crew and enemy manpower.

- Artillery fire also hit strongholds in the areas of Novopol and Novoselka, the crews of 240mm self-propelled mortars "Tulip" destroyed the point of temporary deployment of militants in Velikaya Novoselka.

- Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed the Polish self-propelled artillery installation "Crab" in the Elizavetovka area.

- Calculations of the heavy flamethrower system TOS-1 "Solntsepek" destroyed the enemy's manpower in the Novomikhailovka area.

– The unmanned aerial vehicles "Valkyrie" and "Fury" were shot down by means of air defense.

- In the Zaporozhye direction, artillery fire hit the enemy stronghold in the Novoivanovka area, destroyed a mortar crew in the Gulyai Polya area.


18:53 Video– Work on the Ukrainian fortified area in the Chernihiv region. It was built by the forces of the local TRO with almost no equipment, and the personnel there are purely from it, despite the promise of rotations. But the object is rather big, and both artillery and Geraniums are working on it.

18:25 Video- Bakhmut from a bird's eye view.

18:06 Gorlovka in the DPR is under the gun of Ukrainian nationalists every day. News Front film crew visited at the site of a recent artillery attack in the residential area "Stroitel".

17:31 Video- Fighting on the flanks of Artemovsk: 123 Brigade destroys enemy positions.

Artillery of the 2nd Army Corps (LPR) and heavy flamethrower systems continue to destroy the enemy in the Seversky direction in the Artemovsky district.

17:24 Detention of saboteurs in Energodar, who were preparing a series of terrorist attacks at the ZNPP

According to law enforcement agencies, the saboteurs had maps and plans of the Zaporizhzhya NPP with marks for delivering strikes that could lead to a nuclear catastrophe.

"As a result of operational-search activities, an attempt to commit a terrorist act on the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP in the city of Energodar was thwarted. The suspects are involved in the collection and transfer, on the instructions of the Ukrainian authorities, of information about the facilities of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," the statement says.

Ukrainian saboteurs used foreign satellite systems for communication, as well as foreign weapons for strikes and equipment for conducting reconnaissance and sabotage activities.

17:03 Video- Near Donetsk, a platoon of Vushniks tried to get through the forest belt, but they were spotted from drones and covered with artillery.

16:27 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, the fire of artillery and heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepyok" of the "Center" group of troops hit the places of accumulation of equipment and strongholds of Ukrainian troops.

- Crews of the Tor-M1 and Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems destroyed a Hymers-type missile and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova.

- Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian grouping bombed enemy strongholds in the Serebryanka area.

- The nationalists of the 66th Mechanized Brigade and the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to regain lost positions by carrying out attacks on the Nevsky sector and in the area of Serebryansky forestry. As a result of an air strike and artillery fire from the Center group, the enemy suffered significant losses in personnel.


16:03 Ukrainian militants are hitting Stakhanov in the LPR. Locals report that the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted several blows - presumably from the HIMARS MLRS. It is not yet known if there are any casualties.

According to local residents, the militants were hitting Almaznoye, where two arrivals took place.

15:43 The military operations of the RF Armed Forces are alreadyshiftedoutside Artemovsk. At the same time, the enemy is stubbornly trying to hold back our offensive, carrying out artillery strikes on the residential infrastructure of the city.

At night, the reconnaissance aircraft (UAVs) of the Airborne Forces spotted the enemy infantry, the artillerymen of the Airborne Forces successfully hit targets and stopped the movement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy was forced to retreat. According to preliminary data, the enemy suffered losses - about 50 people were killed and wounded.

Our troops are actively fighting behind Artemivsk, trying to counterattack west of Kleshcheevka, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding their positions.

15:21 Video– Report from N. p. Berestovoye in the DPR.

14:52 Video- The units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in one of the directions captured a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who made the right choice and raised his hands in time.

14:35 Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov informs about the new artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

“The village of Novaya Tavolzhanka is under fire. There were no casualties. Shell fragments in four private residential households damaged facades, windows, fences and outbuildings. There is damage to the gas pipeline and power lines. Emergency services are working on site,” Gladkov said.

14:20 SummaryMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/28/2023)

- In the Kupyansky direction, the active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the "Western" group of forces hit the enemy's manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Pershotravneve, Timkovka, Dvurechnaya of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoye and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk People's Republic.

The actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped in the areas of Liman Pervy and Berestovoye settlements in the Kharkiv region. The losses of the enemy amounted to over 30 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored car and two pickup trucks.

In addition, ammunition depots of the 119th territorial defense brigade and the so-called "foreign legion" were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Zalizny Most in the Chernihiv region and Zhovtneve in the Kharkov region.

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the group of troops "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Torskoye, Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic, Nevsky and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.

During the day, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles, 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20 howitzers, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.

- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the "Southern" group of forces, up to 340 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two cars, as well as a Polish-made self-propelled artillery installation "Krab" were destroyed per day.

- In the areas of the settlements of Georgievka and Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, the warehouses of ammunition and weapons of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the Liman operational-tactical group, were destroyed.

- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes, artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka, Chervonoe of the Zaporozhye region and Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, in these areas, the enemy’s losses amounted to over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as four vehicles.

- In the area of the settlement of Novouspenovskoye, Zaporozhye region, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar was destroyed. An ammunition depot of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Stepovoe, Zaporozhye region.

- In the Kherson direction, during the past day, up to 10 Ukrainian servicemen, three pickup trucks, as well as a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation were destroyed in the course of fire damage over the past day.

- Operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 89 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 156 districts.

- In the areas of the settlements of Toretsk of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novoandreevka of the Zaporozhye region, the command and observation posts of the units of the 24th and 65th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. Near the city of Bogodukhov, Kharkiv region, the point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries was hit.

Air defense systems intercepted three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and six HIMARS multiple rocket launchers during the day. In addition, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Zhovtneve, Kharkiv region, Kopan, Zaporozhye region, and Slavnoe, Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 429 aircraft, 235 helicopters, 4,357 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,322 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,100 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,924 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 10,506 units of special military vehicles.


13:53 As a result of shelling on st. Lugovaya, 44 in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, a woman born in 1950 was wounded.

13:26 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group

- Artillery units of the "Southern" group of troops fired at the temporary deployment point of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Toretsk. A significant amount of enemy manpower was destroyed.

- In the Lisichansk direction, the crew of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system destroyed the ammunition depot of Ukrainian troops.

-As part of the counte-battery fight, the artillery crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District destroyed a 120mm mortar with the crew of the enemy near the settlement of Pobeda.


12:51 Room-tour from the warriors of the country 404, without special constraint occupying the houses of civilians and equipping them with firing points.

12:33 Video from Kyiv from the places. This is the start of flower delivery (UAV “GERANIUM”) today.

12:19 Video- In the Soledar direction, the enemy again decided to go on the offensive and began to accumulate in a forest plantation between the settlement. Zaliznyanskoye and N. p. Minkovka. The 122mm MLRS BM-21 Grad were worked out by the Nevsky and Wolves detachments in the forest plantation.

12:03 Video- Massive artillery strikes on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.

11:49 Video- Destruction of the transport of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region by the artillery of the Southern Military District.

11:30 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group

- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansky direction, artillery of the Zapad group of troops fired from a D-30 howitzer in the area of the settlement. Peschanoe destroyed 152mm self-propelled guns "Msta-B" and an enemy mortar crew in the area of the settlement Berestovoye.

- Assault detachments of the 6th Combined Arms Army in the area of the settlement Molchanovo destroyed one observation post, two dugouts and up to 15 enemy troops.

- The aviation of the group carried out rocket and bomb strikes on the points of temporary deployment of the “foreign legion” and areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade and on TerO units.

- By means of air defense, reconnaissance UAVs "Elf" and "Valkyrie" were destroyed by fire from the "Tor" air defense system.


11:13 Frontline summary for the morning.

- In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian troops attacked Kamensky, Stepnoye, Maly Shcherbak, Malaya Tokmachka, Belogorye, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipol and Olgovsky. The Ukrainian army launched a missile attack on Berdyansk.

- In the Vuglodar sector, Russian artillery and aviation worked out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novosyolka, Vremovka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Prechistovka and the city itself. Ukrainian troops shelled Nikolskoye (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name near the line of contact) and Mariupol.

- On the Donetsk front, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, attacked in the Pervomaisky area. Without success. Russian troops launched artillery and air strikes on Paraskovievka, Pobeda, Maryinka, Georgievka, Nevelskoye, Karlovka, Avdievka and Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). APU shelled Donetsk.

- In the Bakhmut direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to counterattack west of Kleshcheevka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine retained their previously occupied positions. Russian artillery and aviation worked on Belaya Gora, Konstantinovka, Stupochki, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Kalinovka, Grigorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Privol, Vasyukovka, Disputed and Verkhnekamensky. Ukrainian troops beat on Kleshcheevka and Bakhmut.

- In the Lugansk direction, Russian troops continued their assault operations near Belogorovka after airstrikes. This time without success. But from Masyutovka, with the support of artillery, they managed to advance and expand their zone of control. Under artillery and air strikes, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nevsky, Stelmakhovka, Tabaevka, Kotlyarovka, Kislovka, Dvurechnaya, Kamenka and Kolodeznoy.


10:47 Video– An employee was killed during the artillery attack of the Research Institute in Donetsk

A research institute near the Pokrovsky market came under fire from Kyiv terrorists. The building of the Institute received significant damage. Unfortunately, as a result of the shelling, a junior researcher of the institute died. We express our condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.

10:28 Many echelons goes in the south of Russia with the latest tanks.

10:17 Video- Mykola, where did we go?

10:04 Video– Battles near Donetsk: special forces destroy enemy firing points at Avdievka Koksokhim

The calculation of the ATGM of the army special forces destroyed another firing point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevsky direction.

09:42 Analysis of situations at the front from enemies

The main conclusions of the American Institute for the Study of War:

– Russian troops continue limited attacks northeast of Kupyansk and south of Kremennaya.

- Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations on the Avdievka-Donetsk line.

– The Russian military command seems to be reinforcing the flanks of Artemovsk with regular formations.

- The forces of PMC "Wagner" seem to be withdrawing from Artemovsk to recover and regroup in the rear.


09:27 UAV night attack in Zhytomyramazedinfrastructure facility: after the most powerful explosions, a strong fire broke out

The city authorities report the damage to the object.

Residents' stories about a powerful fire may indicate that a fuel infrastructure facility was hit.

09:01 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 05/27/2023 to 00:00 05/28/2023

Over the past day, the Representation reported 30 facts of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 16 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky seven artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Volnovakhskoe five artillery attacks from MLRS.

Having fired 156 units of various ammunition.

Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Blagodatnoye, Volodarskoye, Volnovakha.

Over the past day, information was received about the death of a woman and the wounding of a man in the previously liberated Volnovakha.

Twenty residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Volodarsky and Volnovakha. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.

In the previous day, 41 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.


08:10 The battalion commander with the call sign Scout is planning all operations to advance to Seversk in the DPR. He told the RT military correspondent Vlad Andritsa that he no longer believed in the Ukrainian offensive, at least in this direction: the Russian fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were too exhausted -video

“The equipment that leaves, we immediately knock it out, and this does not bother us at all ... We are constantly rushing forward, trying to move every day meter by meter. We will take this territory from them in any way, we are not going to wait. Every day they suffer tangible losses, but they do not dare to go forward and will not dare, ”says Scout.

The position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Seversk is complicated by the fact that the city is located at the junction of two directions - Artyomovsky (Bakhmutsky) and Krasnolimansky. The command of the Ukrainian army will not be able to quickly strengthen this area: now a significant part of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being concentrated in Chasovoy Yar, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. At the moment, they cannot allocate units to reinforce the Seversk grouping of troops without the danger of exposing other areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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