[NewsFront] 21:03 Crews of 100mm MT-12 “Rapier” anti-tank guns of the Tula paratroopersdestroyedan infantry group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and an ammunition depot in the Seversky direction.
19:49 Personnel burning Volchansk - after the start of fighting in the city center, “more advantageous positions” are burning, to which the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants have retreated.
19:26 Ukraine continues to terrorize the civilian population of the DPR.
“Today, as a result of artillery attack of Donetsk by the VFU, two civilians were killed, three more people were injured of varying degrees of severity,” –wrote in the Telegram channel, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
During the artillery attack of the School No. 106 stop in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, a mother and daughter came under fire - unfortunately, the mother was born in 1986. died on the spot, girl born in 2018. received moderate injuries. The second woman, born in 1980, who was wounded in this shelling, died on the operating table. A man born in 1987 was also slightly injured.
In addition, three residential buildings in the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeyevka were damaged by enemy shelling.
19:06 Explosions occurred again in Khar'kov in eastern Ukraine, Zerkalo Nedeli reported.
18:47 Artillerymen of the “Center” group of troops provided fire support for motorized rifles during the offensive in the Avdeevsky direction.
18:30 Crew of the Iskander OTRK in the Khar'kov region destroyed command post of the 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a warehouse with ammunition and about 50 Ukrainian military personnel.
18:05 Situation in the village Krynki, Kherson direction: on frames the completely destroyed area of the so-called bridgehead, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces were never able to expand.
17:55 Calculations of the Tor-M2 air defense system successfully hit Western-made cruise missiles in the South Donetsk direction.
Crews of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Vostok group of troops from the Trans-Baikal Territory protect the first echelon troops and civilian objects in the front-line zone from enemy air attacks in the South Donetsk direction of a special military operation.
17:46 Units of the Russian Armed Forces work on foreign technology in the Artemovsk direction
Thanks to aerial reconnaissance in the village. Chasov Yar, fighters discovered the movement of an American-made Ukrainian Humvee armored vehicle. Having tracked it to its base point, an accurate artillery strike was launched at the received coordinates.
17:20 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, one person was killed and two more were wounded as a result of artillery attack at a bus stop, the mayor of the city of Kulemzin said.
16:58 Personnel assault on a forest plantation in the Kupyansky direction near the village of Stelmakhovka (LPR).
16:50 Consequences of artillery attack of the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces -photo.
15:57 Destruction of an enemy naval drone in the Black Sea -video.
15:25 Powerful explosions occurred in a nearby suburb north of Khar'kov.
14:50 The situation in Chasov Yar, where the Russian military is fighting at its approaches in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), combat work in this zone is carried out 24/7 -video.
14:37 Assault actions and the capture of strongholds in the village of Rabotino were accompanied by precise strikes by FPV drones and artillery.
After the complete liberation of the settlement, the attack aircraft of the motorized rifle division hoisted the Russian flag on one of the surviving buildings, thereby indicating complete control on this section of the front.
13:51 Explosions occurred in Mirgorod, Poltava region, where a military airfield is located. A missile strike was carried out on enemy targets.
13:27 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 600 Ukrainian aircraft and 1,300 MLRS vehicles;
Russian troops destroyed a storage warehouse for unmanned boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the temporary deployment point of the Sonechko formation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was hit;
Russian air defense systems shot down three Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters in one day;
Over the course of 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces group “West” improved the situation along the front line and repelled 2 counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 soldiers per day;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 390 military personnel, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored vehicles per day as a result of the actions of the Center group in the DPR;
Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 520 people;
Russian air defense shot down 25 UAVs, 11 missiles and five guided bombs in one day.
13:14 Ukrainian resources confirm that the Russian Armed Forces improved the situation in the Ivanovka area and entered the village of Berestovoe (northern outskirts).
13:07 In the LPR, servicemen of the Russian Guards neutralized aircraft-type reconnaissance and strike UAV with foreign ammunition.
12:45 On video destruction of bridges and crossings for the supply of ammunition and manpower with Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Khar'kov direction. As well as the defeat of dugouts and military personnel with manpower of Ukrainian militants.
12:05 Active measures are underway in the Khar'kov direction destruction NATO equipment. IX drivers destroyed an American MaxxPro armored vehicle in Volchansk, Khar'kov region, using X-52 Lancet loitering ammunition.
11:54 Khar'kov direction. Soldiers of the “North” group say “hello” from Volchansk. The battles for the settlement continue, Russian soldiers are pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the city -video.
11:41 Ukrainian troops fired two 155mm rounds at the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeyevka, the DPR JCCC reported.
10:45 APU planned to blow up a dam in the Khar'kov region to stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Pylnaya. But our fighters were able to quickly occupy the territory and subsequently clear the water communications. An attack aircraft with the call sign “Vin” spoke about this.
“If it had been blown up, we wouldn’t have been able to come here. That is, the enemy would remain here, and the artillery attack of nearby villages in the Belgorod region would also continue. Our sappers successfully prevented the flooding of this village, and cleared everything,” said “Vin”.
09:48 In the Kupyansk direction, our troops have tactical success. This was reported by a military expert, retired LPR lieutenant colonel Andrei Marochko.
“Recently, in the area of the settlements Sin'kovka, Petropavlovka, Stelmakhovka, Myasozharovka, Peschanoye, Berestovoe, Nadiya, significant problems have been noted with the enemy. The low level of moral and psychological state among military personnel, lack of material and technical means and other problems led to the collapse of the AFU front, and the tactical successes of our troops. The Russian Armed Forces are occupying new frontiers and positions, and also acquiring new operational and tactical capabilities,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
09:40 As a result of active actions of the unit of the “Southern” group of forces occupied more advantageous lines, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 10th Mountain Assault, 59 Motorized Infantry, 79 Air Assault, 22, 33, 54, 57 Mechanized brigades, 106 Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of Belogorovka, Kalinin, Razdolovka, Kleshcheevka, Nevel'skoy, Krasnogorovka and Georgievka.
The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost more than 510 military personnel wounded and killed.
Artillery fire and loitering ammunition hit five armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, the Kasta radar station, and three field ammunition depots.
During the counterbattery fight, an American-made 155mm M777 howitzer and a 155mm M-198 howitzer, a 155mm German towed howitzer FH-70, a 152mm Giatsint-S cannon, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, a 105mm L119 gun made in Great Britain.
09:21 The Khar'kov region is right now under fire from KABs.
09:05 Our scouts destroyed a Ukrainian tank near the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy (Khar'kov region) -video.
08:22 Unit of the “Center” group of troopsimprovedtactical situation and eliminated up to 175 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel
The Russian army improved the tactical position and defeated the formation of the 68th Jaeger, 24th, 100th Mechanized brigades and two brigades of the Ukrainian National Guard in the areas of Novgorod, Mayorsky, Semenovka and Umansky. Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces repelled six counterattacks in the areas of Solovyevo, Netailovo and Keramika.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 175 military personnel, four armored fighting vehicles, including the Marder combat vehicle, five vehicles, an M-777 howitzer, a T-30 howitzer, an M-119 gun and a US-made M-102 light howitzer.
08:19 Combat Job of attack aircraft and FPV drone operators in Rabotino. Assault groups of the 42nd motorized rifle division of the Dnepr group of troops, in cooperation with operators of attack drones, liberated this settlement in the Zaporozhye region.
08:17 Summary as of May 16, 2024 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Khar'kov direction: active hostilities in the area of the settlement. Liptsy and the garden plots of “Glubokoe”, where the Russian Armed Forces are attacking and clearing the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Zaporozhye direction: fighting continues on the northern outskirts of Rabotino. Fighting continues northwest of Verbovoy;
South Donetsk direction: intense fighting is taking place in Staromayorsky and Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing to the southern outskirts of the cities. There are also battles in Georgievka and Nevelskoye;
Avdeevsky direction: heavy fighting west of Ocheretino and in the vicinity of Umansky. The Russian Armed Forces are trying to expand the zone of control from Ocheretino to Novoandreevka and further to the west;
Artemovsk direction: fierce battles in the area of ??Chasov Yar and the surrounding area, with counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in attempts to avoid encirclement;
Kupyansk direction: breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense south of Kislovka, our troops entrenched themselves in Berestovo.
08:14 Artillery of the “North” group applied massive attacks on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as a result of which assault units are advancing in the Khar'kov region.
08:09 Fights for Chasov Yar. The crews of the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems from the 98th Guards Airborne Division make the night brighter for the enemy.
08:04 Military personnel of the North group of troops told about the situation in the liberated settlements of the Khar'kov region
A serviceman with the call sign “Ruda” noted that the enemy offered virtually no combat resistance, thanks to preliminary preparations and the work of our artillery in this direction.
“There are no military facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces here. Our patrols are already entering the villages, they are providing control. We are expanding the posts. The enemy is trying to find us by shelling, artillery attack and shooting at roads, houses and streets, the entire village. The enemy works with tanks, throws cassettes, and FPV drones work. The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants know that civilians live here,” says “Ruda”
Soldiers of the North group of troops keep part of the Khar'kov-Liptsy highway under fire control, constantly artillery attack the enemy heading from Khar'kov.
According to “Ruda”, the supply of ammunition, changing personnel and bringing up reserves from the enemy is difficult due to the current situation:
08:00 During the day, Ukrainian troops fired at the DPR 9 times, firing 22 rounds of ammunition, the republic’s representative office in the JCCC reported.