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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 31 (updated)
2024-06-01
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 05/31/2024 to 00:00 06/01/2024.

A total of 31 cases of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

Information was received about the death of five civilians, and four civilians were also injured.

DAMAGED:
Three cars.
In total, 11 residential buildings.
Two civil infrastructure facilities.

A total of 22 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
Nine artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 92 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:39 Odessa region: At least 3 powerful explosions rang out in different areas of Odessa and the region. Port area and Ilyichevsk ballistics arrival.

Russian aviation sent the enemy a gift in the form of X-59 missiles.

22:00 Ukrainian troops fired two 155mm cluster rounds at Gorlovka, reported representation of DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

21:00 In the DPR, five civilians were killed and three were injured due to artillery attack from Ukraine, the head of the republic Denis Pushilin said in Telegram channel.

19:31 Mobile crew of the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun destroyed about 10 Ukrainian drones in the Chasov Yar area in a week -video.

19:27 Ukrainian Telegram channels report powerful explosions in Odessa. Presumably, a missile arrival in the area of the Odessa port.

18:30 Combat work of the detachment named after. Margelov with universal FPV drones "Veles" in the Kherson direction -video.

18:25 Reconnaissance commander told about the combat work of units of the North group of troops.

“The situation is tense. The guys are clearing street after street. Hard work is still ahead, but a lot has been done this week,” the fighter said.

17:52 Another Ukrainian self-propelled gun "Bogdana" destroyed kamikaze UAV "Lancet" in the Khar'kov region. During the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, the enemy suffered heavy losses in self-propelled guns, MLRS and towed artillery - mainly from kamikaze UAVs and high-precision artillery rounds.

17:41 Consequences of the artillery attack of Staromikhailovka in the DPR by the VFU -photo.

16:55 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the military defense in Ukraine (for the period from May 25 to May 31, 2024):

From May 25 to May 31, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 25 group strikes with high-precision weapons, including hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which the following were hit: command posts, military airfield infrastructure, and air defense systems. defense, arsenals, fuel depots, production workshops and storage areas for unmanned boats and attack unmanned aerial vehicles.

In addition, points of temporary deployment of units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were hit.

During the course of combat operations, units of the North group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defenses. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the week amounted to 1,740 military personnel, three tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, eight 122mm BM-21 Grad and Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, as well as 29 field artillery guns.

Within a week, units of the “West” group of troops liberated the settlements of Berestovoe and Ivanovka in the Khar'kov region and continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to up to 2,310 military personnel, three tanks, 10 armored combat vehicles, 35 vehicles, two 122mm Bastion MLRS combat vehicles, as well as 30 field artillery guns, including 14 Western-made ones.

Within a week, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line. The enemy lost up to 3,415 military personnel, four tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 30 vehicles, 25 field artillery pieces, 11 of them foreign-made. 19 field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

During the week, units of the Center group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense, liberating the settlements of Arkhangelskoye and Netaylovo of the Donetsk People’s Republic. Over the course of a week, in this direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 2,515 military personnel, a tank, 15 armored combat vehicles, including three US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 19 vehicles, three 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicles, as well as 51 field artillery guns.

Units of the Vostok group of troops have improved their tactical situation. Enemy losses amounted to up to 920 military personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 33 vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, as well as 18 field artillery guns, of which five were Western-made.

Units of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed up to 325 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, 17 field artillery guns, including three American M777 howitzers made in the USA.

Aviation and air defense systems shot down: two MiG-29 and two Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 14 ATACMS operational-tactical missiles made in the USA, 17 Hammer guided bombs made in France, six HARM anti-radar missiles made in the USA, six anti-ship missiles Neptune, 58 US-made HIMARS missiles, Czech-made Vampire and Alder missiles, as well as 312 unmanned aerial vehicles.

Within a week, 45 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.


15:44 Khar'kov direction “Lancet” strikes APU trailer transporting armored vehicles behind enemy lines.

15:08 Two people were injured after an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a substation in the city of Pologi in the Zaporozhye region, said the governor of the region, Evgeniy Balitsky.

14:30 Lancet operators discovered and destroyed the Osa air defense system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.

14:27 As a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a residential building in Dnepryany, Kherson region, a man and a woman were injured; they were taken to the Skadovsk central city hospital with mine-explosive injuries - authorities.

14:05 Defeated another Abrams tank.

Our fighters are on the northern flank of Avdievka in the vicinity of the village. The Abrams was hit using a Falcon FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

13:59 Explosions in the Khar'kov region. The work of the Russian Aerospace Forces with the help of FABs is reported.

13:34 Fighters struck a targeted hit on the launch pad for launching combat UAVs towards the Belgorod region, along with the ammunition and personnel. Attacks were also carried out on the river crossing near the village of Volchansk in order to cut off the supply of ammunition and fresh forces of the enemy, who were “almost encircled” and were clearing house after house.

13:22 Explosions in the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region (occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces).

13:11 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions on the outskirts of Khar'kov

12:50 Explosions in the Khar'kov region.

12:37 Units of the 14th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group by assault mastered enemy stronghold in the South Donetsk direction.

12:31 Fixed attack on the city of Pologi, Zaporozhye region, by an enemy drone, said Governor Evgeniy Balitsky.

According to him, at the time of the attack, repair work was being carried out at the substation. As a result, the equipment was damaged. There were no casualties, but the threat of repeated attacks remains.

12:27 Explosions occurred in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kherson, the publication “Public” reported.

12:00 This morning, Ukrainian terrorists fired at the residential sector in the village Kairo, Kherson region, a man died as a result. Emergency services and police quickly responded to the scene of the incident in compliance with safety measures.

11:49 Consequences of the artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk by the VFU, which resulted in the death of a woman -photo.

11:27 Information is received about the entry of our forces into the village of Myasozharovka in the Svatovsky direction. It lies south of Stelmakhovka, on the banks of the Zherebets River, beyond which it is necessary to drive the enemy out. It is also reported that with the beginning of the assault on the village, its name was changed in operational reports from Myasozharovka to Svinozharovka.

11:10 In the Kherson region, having accumulated forces, the Russian Armed Forces began an assault on Nestriga Island at the mouth of the Dnieper - enemy reports.

11:01 Consequences of dropping an explosive object from a Ukrainian UAV in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, as a result of which a civilian was injured -photo.

10:45 Bomber aviation of the 11th Army Air Force and Air Defense group “Vostok” worked to hit field warehouses with materiel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Urozhainy area

10:24 Thanks to the capture of strategic heights near Liptsy, the Russian Army was able to keep under fire control the defense line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine adjacent to Khar'kov and their supply routes, said the head of the Russian administration of the region, Ganchev.

10:05 Fierce battles for the liberation of Volchansk in the Khar'kov direction -video.

09:34 Military correspondent Blue Z Beard reports on the successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Svatovsky direction:

“We are receiving information about our forces entering the village of Myasozharovka in the Svatovsky direction. It lies south of Stelmakhovka, on the banks of the Zherebets River, beyond which it is necessary to drive the enemy out.”

08:14 Crew of the TOR-M1 air defense system of the Center grouping covered motorized rifles from UAV attacks near Avdievka, the Ministry of Defense reported

08:10 Mobile air defense units from the South group of troops using the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gundestroyUAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the sky over Chasovy Yar.

08:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 05/31/2024:

On the Zaporozhye Front, positional battles continue with the use of long-range weapons in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy.

Donetsk front. In Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the Ukrainian defense, and there are heavy urban battles. In the Pobeda area - no changes. In the Netailovo area, Russian troops have expanded the zone of control to the south of the settlement and continue to advance in the direction of Karlovka. There is also progress towards Yasnobrodovka, where fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the populated area. Assault operations in Novopokrovsk continue. Russian troops are putting pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of the village of Sokol. In this area, the advance of our troops is hampered by Ukrainian counterattacks, but for the most part they do not end in success.

Chasovoyarsk direction. Russian troops continue their assault on the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar. The artillery and aviation of the Russian Armed Forces are attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, causing significant damage to the Ukrainian troops, but the city garrison continues to offer fierce resistance.

Khar'kov front. No promotions. Fighting continues in the central part of Volchansk and on the approaches to Liptsy.


08:00 Crew of the Orlan-10 UAV of the Dnepr group of troopsrevealedand destroyed a Ukrainian 122mm D-20 howitzer on the right bank of the Dnieper.

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