[NewsFront] 21:03 Successfully destroyed units of the Ukrainian MT-LB in the Zaporozhye direction.
21:02 Exact hit by Russian fighters on a Ukrainian armored vehicle, followed by the detonation of the ammunition in the Donetsk direction.
19:56 Artillerymen of the “West” group of troops destroyed a column of enemy equipment transporting manpower and ammunition to forward positions.
As a result of the attack by 122mm rockets, the enemy lost three trucks and up to 20 military personnel killed and wounded.
18:50 Destruction of American howitzer "M-777" in the Khar'kov direction.
18:44 Two civilians were injured as a result of artillery attack of Avdievka by Ukrainian troops, the JCCC reported.
17:47 Soldiers of the Main Force “North” showed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the liberated village of Strelechya, Khar'kov region –video.
17:25 Avdeevsk direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Berdychi and Uman. Situation as of 17.00 May 23, 2024:
At the moment, Russian troops continue to conduct an offensive along the entire front line, including at the Berdychi-Semyonovka line.
A “half-cauldron” has formed at the Solovyovo-Semyonovka line, the clearing of which will allow Russian troops to significantly reduce the distance to Novopokrovsky. Also, the assault on enemy strongholds is also coming from Sokol.
Russian troops expanded the zone of control in Umanskoye towards the western outskirts, where they established a foothold at the intersection of Sverdlova Street and the S051801 highway leading to Netailovo. At the moment, the entire northern shore of the Uman Pond is under the confident control of the Russian army. However, the enemy still holds positions in the south of the village in the area of Batula Street.
16:50 Information is received about the advance of our forces in Staromayorsky. The secondary school building came under our control in the center of the village.
16:40 At the Lyubotin station in the Khar'kov region, a train with Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks, a training base and railway junctions were hit.
16:23 In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops suppressed enemy firing points and disrupted the rotation.
Along the route of our assaults, aerial reconnaissance identified camouflaged enemy firing points in the forest. 2S19 Msta-S crews fired 152mm high-explosive fragmentation rounds and suppressed the firing positions and destroyed the opornik with manpower.
16:10 Consequences of artillery attack of the territory of a supermarket in the Central City district of Gorlovka, where 11 people were injured -video.
15:49 On frames: The destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar, as well as two enemy howitzers, is presented.
15:37 The Armed Forces of Ukraine left Krynki (Kherson region), - Ukrainian Telegram channels.
14:49 Consequences of artillery attack of the Central City district of Gorlovka by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces -photo.
14:42 Destroyed Ukrainian launch-loading installation 9A39M1 of the 9K37M1 Buk-M1 (Buk) complex in the Khar'kov region.
14:30 Army aviation carried out strikes on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Staromayorsky -video.
14:25 Explosions occurred in the suburb of Khar'kov - the city of Dergachi. A bomb attack was also carried out on enemy targets within the boundaries of Khar'kov.
14:05 A new explosion occurred in Khar'kov, reported the Ukrainian publication “Public. News".
13:34 A civilian was killed and 11 more were injured during massive artillery attack of the center of Gorlovka by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
13:12 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The North group of troops repelled two counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Glubokoe and Volchansk, Khar'kov region;
Units of the Center group repelled five counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The “North” group continues to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day amounted to 365 military personnel;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 405 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Central Group of the Russian Armed Forces;
The Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 120 military personnel;
During the day, Russian air defense shot down 53 UAVs, 6 ATACMS missiles, three Hammer bombs and 47 MLRS rounds;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 490 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Russian group “South” per day;
Units of the “West” group repelled four counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups, the enemy lost up to 320 soldiers.
13:07 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Andreevka south of Kleshcheevka, from where the enemy was forced to retreat a little earlier.
13:01 Russian intelligence officers "opened "enemy temporary deployment points and locations of weapons and military equipment.
12:45 Russian fighters struck one more Abrams, advancing behind Avdievka. In the area of the village Sokol, outside Ocheretino, artillerymen of the 27th Motorized Rifle Division of the “Center” group of troops tracked down and “covered” another American tank. He was hit by accurate fire from a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
12:14 Paratroopers from Buryatia destroyed a tracked robot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chasov Yar area -video.
12:10 Explosions are reported in Dnepropetrovsk.
11:50 Units of the North group of troops as a result of active actions advanced into the depths of the enemy’s defense and defeated the manpower and equipment of units of the 3rd tank, 57th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Volchanskie Khutora, Bely Kolodez and Petropavlovka in the Khar'kov region.
Three counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy, Khar'kov region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses per day amounted to up to 255 military personnel and seven vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a 155mm US-made M777 howitzer, a 105mm US-made M119 gun, 100mm Rapier anti-tank gun, as well as two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery stations.
11:10 After “arrivals” in different places of Khar'kov rises smoke, local groups write. There have already been about ten explosions in the city, said Mayor Terekhov.
10:48 Artillery crews of the 64th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Army struck field ammunition depot and parked Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle.
10:28 Explosions in Khar'kov.
10:04 The Ukrainian army shelled Gorlovka, a civilian died as a result of fire in the interior of his car, the mayor of the city of Prikhodko said.
09:47 Artillerymen of the “Center” group of troops supported advance of motorized riflemen in the Avdeevsky direction.
Having received the target coordinates from the reconnaissance units, the crews of the 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns arrived at the firing position and, with shots of 152mm high-explosive fragmentation ammunition, suppressed the firing points camouflaged in the forest belt along the offensive route of the assault troops.
Next, the artillerymen defeated the enemy personnel who took up defense at the strong point. Fire adjustments and control of target destruction were carried out by crews of the Orlan-30 UAV.
09:24 Ukrainian resources confirm the advance of the Russian Army in the east of Chasov Yar and in the northern part of Kleshcheevka.
09:10 In the Svatovsko-Kremensky sector, our units have improved their position. This was reported by a military expert, retired LPR lieutenant colonel Andrei Marochko.
“In the area of the settlement of Makeyevka (LPR), during active hostilities, our units managed to knock out the enemy from their positions located in a forest belt. This fact allowed us to advance in this area to a distance of about 500 meters,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
08:22 Units of the Vostok group of troopsripped offattempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strengthen forward positions in the areas of the settlements of Dorozhnyanki, Charivnoye and Lugovskoye. This was reported by the head of the group’s press center, Alexander Gordeev.
08:19 Report for the morning of May 23 from Two Majors:
Due to the offensive actions of the Russian Armed Forces, the enemy is forced to transfer reinforcements from other directions to the Khar'kov direction. Thus, the 36th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Marine Corps from the Kherson region arrived at the front, hastily staffed at the Shirokiy Lan training ground in the Nikolaev region. In addition, they report that enemy forces have been withdrawn from the Kupyansky direction.
In the Liptsovsky direction, the group’s assault units advanced to a depth of 200 to 400 meters, repelling two counterattacks. The 415th Separate Rifle Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was withdrawn from the front for replenishment;
In Chasov Yar, units of the Russian Armed Forces, with heavy fighting, occupied several positions in the high-rise buildings of the eastern microdistrict of the city. From the south, the zone of control of our troops in the forest is expanding, they report on the successes of the Russian Army in Kleshcheevka;
In the Pokrovsky direction (west of Avdievka), the Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations south of the Ocheretinsky salient, near Novopokrovsky. The zone of control of our troops is being expanded to the south from the recently occupied Netailovo;
In the South Donetsk direction there are battles in Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces have occupied a building to the west of the refractory plant. The enemy is holding in high-rise buildings in the northern part of the village;
In the Vrem'evsky direction, fighting continues in Urozhainy and Staromayorsky, reports of the advance of our troops.
08:15 Special mining battalion “Phoenix” of the engineering brigade of the “South” group of troops using drones mines enemy strongholds, delivering “mines-gifts” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the entrance to the dugouts on the Artemovsky sector of the front.
08:14 Destruction of AGS Mk 19, American production in the Zaporozhye direction.
08:10 Another “Leopard” was destroyed in the Donetsk direction in the Mar'inka area.
08:04 Ussuri paratroopers by storm mastered a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Andreevka and Kurdyumovka on Artemovsky in the DPR. Having demoralized the enemy with precise attacks from grenade launchers and suppressing fire weapons, the paratroopers, under the cover of darkness, entered the enemy stronghold.
08:01 Crew of the Strela-10 air defense system of the Northern Fleet Marine CorpsdestroyedUAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction.