[NewsFront] 21:00 Ukrainian troops dropped an explosive object from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the Nikitovsky district of Donetsk, reported representationDPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine.
19:55 Thousands of destroyed targets: soldiers of the 1st Army Corps effectivelyapplyattack FPV drones in the Donetsk direction
Every day, during reconnaissance, crews identify and hit targets such as observation posts, caches, ammunition depots, lightly armored vehicles, positions and concentrations of enemy manpower. Since the beginning of the SVO, just one UAV crew has already hit more than a thousand targets.
18:47 Offensive on Chasov Yar, May 24.
After the paratroopers broke through to the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to urgently respond to any movement and deployed significant mechanized forces along the canal - several dozen armored vehicles and tanks.
However, the situation quickly got out of control and the forces scattered along the Chassoyar watershed began to attack with drones and artillery.
As a result, the first line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sank for a while and allowed the paratroopers to carry out a series of counterattacks, during which they managed to expand the zone of control near the Novy microdistrict and move the front line in the north of Chasov Yar to the west.
17:52 Personnel combat work of crews of 122mm howitzers D-30 of the Sever group of troops.
Artillerymen continue to carry out fire missions to destroy armored vehicles, fire weapons, ammunition depots and fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:08 The number of those wounded as a result of artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops has increased to three, the JCCC reported.
16:49 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing a counteroffensive in the Khar'kov direction, for this the command has transferred several Ukrainian brigades from the part of the DPR occupied by Kiev to this section of the front, said Pushilin’s adviser Igor Kimakovsky.
He also added that many Ukrainian units that are being transferred from the Donetsk direction no longer have armored vehicles.
15:59 Destruction of the T-72 tank of Ukrainian militants in the Khar'kov direction -video.
15:52 Personnel destruction of the operators of the reconnaissance UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by a strike from our Lancet UAV.
15:15 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Within a week, 67 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of combat contact;
Over the course of a week, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 49 group high-precision strikes on military and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 soldiers in a week due to the actions of the Dnepr group of troops;
Within a week, units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces defeated the manpower and equipment of seven brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four brigades of military defense;
Over the course of a week, the “North” group defeated five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four brigades of military defense and repelled 23 counterattacks;
The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of seven brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military defense and the National Guard of Ukraine;
The Vostok grouping improved its tactical situation; the Ukrainian Armed Forces in its area of responsibility lost up to 920 military personnel;
Aviation and the Russian air defense system destroyed 2 MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 8 SCALP-EG cruise missiles, 356 drones in a week;
Within a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 3,285 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces;
The Dnepr group of troops defeated eight Ukrainian brigades in a week;
Over the course of a week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 1,840 military personnel, six tanks, four 122mm BM-21 Grad and Vampire MLRS, as well as 37 artillery pieces in the Khar'kov region;
The southern group of troops destroyed 10 field warehouses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces within a week;
Units of the Central Group of the Russian Armed Forces repelled 41 counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the week;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 2,040 military personnel, 32 field artillery pieces, including 14 Western-made ones, in the zone of responsibility of the “West” group;
Within a week, units of the Central Group of the Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated formations of 9 formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 2,770 military personnel in a week;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost four Marder infantry fighting vehicles, five Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and three MaxxPro armored personnel carriers in the area of responsibility of the Central Group of the Russian Armed Forces.
14:54 Explosions in Khar'kov.
14:32 Crew of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system hit the command post and accumulation of military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit.
14:24 Explosions in Kirovograd. Before this, a missile alert was announced there.
14:05 The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck Kremennaya (LPR), a woman was wounded, a store and power lines were damaged, about 12 thousand subscribers of the city were left without power supply, said the head of the administration of the Kremensky municipal district Tretyakov.
13:54 Artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed on the way out of Kharkov.
UAV operators were able to detect the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces right at the exit from the Khar'kovring road. The self-propelled gun was destroyed by Lancet operators three kilometers from the above-mentioned road in the village. Cherkasy Lozova.
13:40 The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counterattack on the southern bank of the Volchya River in Volchansk. Now their presence is recorded in the center along Gorky and Gogol streets in the city center.
13:34 From Staromayorsky we receive information about the stable control of the Russian Armed Forces up to half of the village, as well as about successful assault operations in the northeast of the village towards the Mokrye Yaly River.
12:49 Archangel of Special Forces reports the situation in Chasov Yar
Fierce fighting continues in the Kanal microdistrict. The assault units of our 98th Airborne Troops are moving in depth.
The enemy brought tanks into the battle, which are driving into the populated area, so the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stop the advancing landing force.
12:04 Combat Job of artillery of the 7th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in the Seversky direction.
11:56 In the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as a result of artillery attack from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the driver of a car was wounded, he was taken to the hospital, the mayor of the city of Kulemzin said.
11:10 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a private house with drones in Dnepryany, Novokakhovsky urban district, there were no casualties - Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo.
10:50 Military personnel from the “Center” group of troops improved tactical situation, defeated the formations of the 68th Jaeger, 24th Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Semenovka and Novgorod. We repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the 71st Jaeger, 47th, 110th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Ocheretino, Solovyevo and Umanskoye.
In total, 325 identified enemy targets were defeated during the day, including 17 strongholds and 90 field artillery positions.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 405 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, including three American-made MaxxPro, six vehicles, an M777 howitzer, an M-109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a D-20 howitzer, a 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and two M-102 light towed howitzers.
10:30 Personnel combat work of military personnel of the units of the “Southern” group of forces during the liberation of the settlement of Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
09:40 Front-line report for May 24 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Avdeevsk direction: in Netailovo the RF Armed Forces achieved success in battles. Heavy fighting is taking place in Umansky, the Russian Armed Forces are facing a powerful artillery counterattack. Intensified counter-battery work by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Arkhangelskoye complicates the situation.
Donetsk direction: in Krasnogorovka, Russian forces are expanding the zone of control, Ukrainian resources have confirmed the loss of positions. In Paraskovievka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost control of the road and there are heavy oncoming battles.
Kherson direction: the situation in this area is uncertain: reports of rotation and removal of the wounded are mixed with information about the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their last positions.
Zaporozhye direction: our fighters stormed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north-west of Verbovoy.
South Donetsk direction: in Staromayorske there is an assault on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a possible breakthrough to the center of the village. Also, attacks on the bridge between Vremevka and Velikaya Novoselka to complicate the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Artyomovsk direction: after controlling Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, the Russian army advances on Kurdyumovka and Ozaryanovka, which opens the way to Toretsk from the northeast.
08:22 UAV operators of 38 and 64 Separate Motorized Rifle brigades apply attacks on equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:17 The city of Volchansk in the Khar'kovregion has been liberated by more than 50%. This was stated by the coordinator for interparliamentary relations with the LPR parliament, State Duma deputy Viktor Vodolatsky.
08:14 Operators of attack FPV drones of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces firing points north of Rabotin in the Zaporozhye region. This was reported to the Ministry of Defense.
08:10 The commander of the Strela-10 air defense missile system platoon with the call sign “Lacoste” told how the fight against enemy “birds” is being conducted -video.
08:06 Russian paratroopers gained a foothold on the eastern outskirts of the Novy microdistrict in Chasov Yar and gradually are advancing forward, the footage shows the work of the armored group of the 99th Airborne Forces and the TOS-1A “Solntsepek”.
08:00 Army Aviation pilots struck a strong point and an enemy armored vehicle in the Khar'kov direction.