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The Kupyan direction continues to be among the leaders in terms of the number of combat clashes per day
2024-05-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] On May 22, the number of combat clashes in this direction increased more than three times compared to the day before.

by Iryna Lysohor


A total of 113 combat clashes took place during the day. Russia launched three missile strikes using 13 missiles, carried out 57 airstrikes with 97 anti-aircraft missiles, more than 990 strikes by kamikaze drones, more than 4,000 attacks (147 from rocket salvo systems).

This was announced by the spokesman of the General Staff, Dmytro Lykhova, on the air of the telethon. He provided data on the situation for the day in various directions.

In Kharkiv, the enemy continued offensive-assault actions. There were four combat clashes. The fighting took place in the area of ​​the settlements of Liptsi, Staritsa, and Tyhe.

There were 27 combat clashes in the Kupyansk direction. Defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the area of ​​Tverdokhlibov, Synkivka, Berestov, Druzhelyubivka, Ivanivka of Kharkiv region, Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Grekivka and Novoyehorivka of Luhansk region.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy made five attempts to break through the defenses in the area of ​​Torske and Terna settlements of the Donetsk region.

In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces repelled three attacks in the area of ​​the settlement of Bilogorivka, Luhansk region.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers tried ten times to break through the defenses of our troops in the area of ​​Novy, Ivanovske, Bila Gora, Klishchiivka and Andriivka settlements.

In the Pokrovsky direction, the defenders repelled 28 attacks in the area of ​​Yevgenivna, Umanske, Kalinove, Novoselivka Persha, Sokil, Solovyove, and Novolexandrivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units.

In Kurakhivsk, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the area of ​​Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka and Vodyane settlements, where the Russians tried to break through the defense 16 times.

In the direction of Vremivsk, the occupiers made two unsuccessful attempts to break through the defenses in the direction of Staromayorsky and Urozhany of the Donetsk region.

In the Dnieper direction, the enemy launched 11 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces.

After the stabilization of the situation with the Russian offensive in the north of the Kharkov region, the largest number of clashes with the enemy during the weeks was in the Pokrovsky direction.

However, on May 22, the number of Russian attacks in the Kupyan direction increased sharply - up to 34. The day before, there were ten of them.

Posted by:badanov

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