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Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that Russians are preparing to storm Khar'kov region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Military notes buildup of enemy forces near border.

The occupiers are acting in a comprehensive manner: they use artillery and drones for reconnaissance and destruction, and then introduce infantry.


Russian troops are actively transferring personnel to the border areas of the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian military assumes that the enemy is preparing for active assault actions. This was stated by the chief of staff of the 13th operational brigade Charter Andriy Pomahaybus on the air of the Public on Wednesday, May 21.

"We need to have surveillance in all the most dangerous areas of approach to our front line. The accumulation of personnel is happening closer to the state border, that is, there are attempts to pull personnel together, obvious preparations for active assault actions by the enemy. Our Defense Forces are ready to repel attacks," he noted.

According to the officer, the invaders are using a combination of tactics: using artillery and drones for reconnaissance and destruction, and then bringing in infantry. Some directions are used for distraction, others for advancement.

Pomagaibus also emphasized the serious threat posed by fiber-optic drones, whose range can reach 15-30 km.

"The main build-up on their part is drones on optical fiber. This is a very painful issue. We are taking countermeasures. The main advantage of these drones is that we cannot detect them with electronic warfare and suppress them. But there are still mechanisms to counter such drones," he added.

It should be noted that 164 combat clashes were recorded on the front over the past 24 hours . In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 44 assault actions by Russians.

Let us recall that the first assault motorcycle company in the Armed Forces of Ukraine appeared as part of the 425th separate assault regiment Skala .

Posted by: badanov || 05/22/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [36 views] Top|| File under:

#1  EurAsia Daily: Russian FPV drones began to fly to Kharkov. This is reported by Ukrainian volunteer Roman Donik. According to him, an FPV drone with an RPG was shot down over Kharkov.
Posted by: mossomo || 05/22/2025 12:50 Comments || Top||

#2  From Kharkiv:
480 KM to Kiev
298 Miles
Posted by: mossomo || 05/22/2025 12:52 Comments || Top||


Fighting with Russians is underway in 10 directions - Ukrainian General Staff
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] ZSU are holding back Russian offensive in 10 directions.

Russian aggressors have concentrated almost half of their attacks in the Pokrovsk area. There, military actions are being conducted in the areas of 13 settlements.


Since the beginning of the current day, 65 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Wednesday, May 21.

Thus, in the Kharkov direction, our defenders repelled two attacks by Russian aggressors in the area of ​​Vovchansk and in the direction of Malaya Shapkovka.

In the Kupyansk direction, one enemy attack was stopped in the Kindrashivka area.

In the Liman direction, nine armed clashes occurred near the settlements of Ridkodub, Grekovka, Zelenaya Dolina in the direction of Novosergeevka, Olgovka, Novy Mir and in the Serebryansky forest. Three armed clashes are currently ongoing.

In the Seversky direction, the enemy attacked twice in the Belogorovka area.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the area of ​​Chasovy Yar and in the direction of Predtechny.

In the Toretsk direction, the invaders advanced eight times in the areas of Dilievka, Druzhba and Toretsk. Two clashes continue.

The enemy's highest activity remains in the Pokrovsk direction . There have been 27 clashes of varying intensity near the settlements of Yablunovka, Zarya, Shevchenko Pervoye, Novaya Poltavka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Kotlin, Novosergeevka, Udachnoye, Troitskoye and Kotlyarovka. Five battles are still ongoing.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, the aggressor tried to advance 10 times in the areas of the settlements of Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Shevchenko, Rivnepol, Novopol, Zelenoe Pole. One clash is still ongoing.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the occupiers tried to attack in the Chervonoe area three times. One clash is still ongoing.

One attack by the Russian army was repelled in the Kursk direction .

Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on May 20, almost 1,000 Russians were killed and wounded at the front. The total losses of Russian troops are approaching 1 million people.

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Current information on the situation on the front line on May 21 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:53 Russian Ministry of Defense:

From 15:00 to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed and 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type

  • 11 UAVs over the territory of the Oryol region,

  • Five UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,

  • Five UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region,

  • Four UAVs over the territory of the Moscow region,

  • Two UAVs over the territory of the Tula region,

  • One UAV each over the territories of the Vladimir, Kaluga and Ryazan regions.

20:27 From 11:30 to 15:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 34 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

  • 15 - over the territory of the Oryol region,

  • Seven - over the territory of the Kursk region,

  • Six - over the territory of the Tula region,

  • Three - over the territory of the Moscow region,

  • Two - over the territory of the Ryazan region,

  • One - over the territory of the Bryansk region.

19:58 FPV drone crew of the West group of forces destroyed a combat armored vehicle "Kozak" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region —video.

19:36 Destruction of the enemy's "ANKLAV" electronic warfare station in the Kharkiv region by a special forces unit of the 44th Army Corps —video.

18:34 Drones carried out a night hunt for Ukrainian Armed Forces transport and disrupted the delivery of ammunition and militants to the villages of Otradnoye, Novoukrainka and Zeleny Kut —video.

17:58 Exclusive footage of the work of the Anvar detachment in the Sumy region —video.

17:26 A crew of the Orlan-10 UAVs from the Vostok group identified enemy targets in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

After this, the coordinates were transmitted to artillery crews, who destroyed the enemy’s armored vehicles and UAV control points, disrupted the communications system, and also thwarted an attempt to rotate Ukrainian units.video.

16:51 Russian fighters using "Product 305" hit the locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region —video.

16:19 Activation near Seversk - analysis "Fisherman»:

On the offensive actions of the RF Armed Forces in the Northern direction The change of command of the troops in the Northern direction is gradually bringing its results. The RF Armed Forces were able to reorganize their approach to tactics and began to advance westward from the beginning of March.

More about the battles in the Northern direction:

– On March 9, Russian troops began fighting on the Belogorovka-Verkhnekamenskoye line and continued attacks to the north, managing to advance forward.

- At the same time, in the southern part of the direction, Russian troops landed in Vasyukovka. The enemy was driven out of the eastern part of the village, and the Russian Armed Forces were able to strengthen their positions there, but the battles for the settlement are still ongoing.

– By April 22, the Russian Armed Forces had pushed the enemy back from Belogorovka and advanced towards Grigorovka, and by the end of April, small groups had managed to reach the outskirts of the settlement. In early May, the Russian Armed Forces took up positions on the northern outskirts of the village, and by May 6, they were already fighting in the central part of the settlement, but the fighting for the village continues to this day.

– At the same time, in the central section of the front, after several months of fierce fighting for Verkhnekamenskoye, our troops went on the offensive and were able to encircle the settlement from the northeast.

– In the first days of May, the Russian Armed Forces managed to improve their positions and advance to the central part of Verkhnekamenskoye, where fierce battles are underway for control of the village. But there is no talk yet of its complete liberation.

- Over the past few months, Russian troops have been able to improve their positions for reaching Seversk. However, in recent years, the enemy has been able to turn the city into a large fortified area, the assault of which will require both significant resources and unconventional tactical approaches.

15:15 Destruction of a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlement of Dzerzhinsk by a crew of the 9P163M-2 Kornet ATGM of the SENYA group of the anti-tank division of the 238th Guards Artillery Brigade —video.

14:41 Kherson direction:

Fighters of the volunteer detachment BARS-33 effectively destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper with the help of FPV drones "Veles" -video.

14:27 Footage of the destruction of a bunker of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by drone operators of the 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in the area of ​​the settlement of Shevchenko First —video.

13:54 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the Vostok group of forces hit the enemy’s temporary deployment sites in the area of ​​the Otradnoye settlement —video.

13:05 Russian Ministry of Defense:

From 8.00 to 11.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 39 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

  • 30 UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Oryol region,

  • Three over the territory of the Ryazan region,

  • Two over the territory of the Kursk region,

  • One UAV was shot down over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Lipetsk regions and the Republic of Crimea.

12:26 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 21, 2025

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

– Units of the North group of forces inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of a tank, five mechanized, airborne assault brigades, an airborne assault regiment, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Sadki, Pavlovka, Varachino, Miropolye, Proletarskoye, Yablonovka, Mogritsa and Bessalovka in the Sumy region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 servicemen, two tanks, nine vehicles and six field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer. An ammunition depot was destroyed.

- Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Andreyevka, Nechvolodovka, Shiykovka, Glushchenkovo ​​in the Kharkov region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 servicemen, a tank, two combat armored vehicles "Kazak", 11 cars and a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Krab" of Polish manufacture. An electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

- Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Serebryanka, Seversk, Predtechino, Konstantinovka, Minkovka, Zarya and Aleksandro-Shultino of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 220 servicemen, a tank, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, a pickup truck, and an artillery piece. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

– Units of the Center group of forces defeated formations of six mechanized, ranger, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two brigades of marines, a territorial defense brigade, a special forces brigade, two brigades of the National Guard, and formations of the Foreign Legion in the areas of the settlements of Koptevo, Rusin Yar, Krasnoarmeysk, Razino, Vladimirovka, Petrovskoye, Dimitrov, Oktyabrskoye, and Alekseyevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy's losses amounted to more than 445 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, six pickup trucks and an artillery piece.

- Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Komar, Otradnoye, Novopil of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chervone of the Zaporizhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, three cars and a field artillery gun.

– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard regiment in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhia region and Nikolskoye in the Kherson region.

Up to 50 servicemen, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, three cars, an electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on the training camp of Ukrainian armed formations, military airfield infrastructure facilities, ammunition and missile and artillery weapons depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.

Air defense systems shot down six US-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and 236 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, including 162 outside the special military operation zone.

11:55 Chronicle of the SVO for May 19-20 video summary from the project manager "Fisherman» Mikhail Zvinchuk

– The Russian Armed Forces drove the enemy out of Tyotkino, Popovka and Maryino, and eliminated Ukrainian groups in the forests.

– On Kupyansk and Limansk – battles near Kamenka, Doroshovka and Torskoye.

– Chasov Yar – assaults within the city limits.

– Near Dzerzhinsk – advancement to the mine and alignment of the line at Zarya.

– In Novopol and Zelenoye Pole, counterattacks have been repelled, the flanks have been stabilized.

11:29 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region

Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:

– Seven rounds in the village of Novaya Kakhovka;

- According to n.p. Kakhovka four rounds;

- According to n.p. Vasilyevka three rounds;

– Three rounds to the village of Knyaze-Grigorovka;

– Three rounds in the village of Kardashinka;

– Two rounds to the village of Peschanovka.

Vasilyevka was partially de-energized as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, windows were broken, wires were torn down, power supply was restored. In Oleshki and Novaya Kakhovka, two civilians were injured.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Rybalche, Solontsy, and Lyubimovka, firing a total of 19 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.

10:54 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:

Informationabout the strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the region over the past 24 hours:

– In the Belgorod region:

In the settlement of Oktyabrsky, the villages of Bessonovka, Zhuravlevka, Krasny Khutor, Petrovka, Saltykovo, Solomino, Solokhi, Ustinka, Cheremoshnoye, Shchetinovka and the hamlet of Tserkovny, 16 rounds of ammunition were fired during three attacks and 12 drones were attacked, six of which were shot down by the air defense system.

In the hamlet of Tserkovny, as a result of an explosive device being dropped from a drone onto the territory of an agricultural enterprise, two women were injured. The victims were hospitalized in City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod. Doctors assess the condition of one woman as extremely serious, the second - moderate. All necessary assistance is being provided.

In the village of Solokhi, a private house was damaged, in the village of Ustinka, an outbuilding and a private house, in the village of Saltykovo, three vehicles, in the village of Bessonovka, a commercial property, and in the hamlet of Tserkovny, a private house.

– In the Valuysky municipal district:

A total of 17 drones struck the city of Valuyki, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Kazinka, Karabanovo, Kukuyevka, and the farmstead of Nizhnie Melnitsy, of which 10 were suppressed and shot down. A social facility and two outbuildings were damaged.

– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district:

Two munitions were fired at the villages of Golovchino, Novostroevka-Pervaya, Poroz, Smorodino and Spodaryushino, and five drones were attacked, one of which was shot down. A private house was damaged in the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya. Tonight, a private house was damaged in the village of Golovchino as a result of a drone attack.

– In the Krasnoyarsk region:

The villages of Zadorozhny and Prilesye, the villages of Vyazovoye, Grafovka, Demidovka, Kolotilovka, Popovka, Staroselye and Terebreno were subjected to 15 attacks, during which 78 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by 13 drones, one of which was shot down.

In the village of Zadorozhny, a warehouse, two private houses, two outbuildings and a power line were damaged.

– In the Shebekinsky municipal district:

The city of Shebekino, the villages of Murom, Nezhegol, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Rzhevka, and the hamlets of Pankov and Stadnikov were subjected to shelling using 6 rounds of ammunition and attacks by 20 drones, 13 of which were shot down and suppressed.

In the village of Nezhegol, a drone attacked a GAZelle. The driver was injured. The man was hospitalized in moderate condition in City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod. The car was destroyed by fire.

Yesterday, three people who were injured when a drone struck a car on May 19 independently sought medical attention. The man and two women were given the necessary medical care, and further treatment continues on an outpatient basis.

– In the village of Nezhegol, a car and an inactive retail facility were damaged, in the village of Murom, a house fence and an outbuilding were damaged. Also in the village of Murom, tonight, after explosive devices were dropped from a UAV, the roofs of three private houses caught fire – the fires were extinguished, the houses were damaged.

10:10 Specialists of the Rubicon Center destroyed a T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction.

9:15 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the "Yuzhnaya" group of forces destroyed enemy manpower and equipment in the area of ​​the settlement of Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk-Druzhkovskoye direction

8:25 In the period from 4.00 to 8.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– 16 UAVs – over the territory of the Oryol region,
– 10 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region.

8:10 In the period from 20:00 on May 20 this year to 4:05 on May 21 this year, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 127 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

– 41 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– 37 UAVs – over the territory of the Oryol region,
– 31 UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– Five UAVs – over the territory of the Vladimir region,
– Three UAVs – over the territory of the Ryazan region,
– One UAV each – over the territories of the Belgorod, Tula, Kaluga regions and over the waters of the Black Sea.

8:00 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Center group destroyed enemy stronghold in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Aerial reconnaissance using a UAV discovered a fortified enemy stronghold. The Msta-S crew quickly moved into position, camouflaged the gun, and, aiming at the coordinates, destroyed the target with a salvo of a 152mm high-explosive fragmentation shell.

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Russian Armed Forces Reach the Border of Dnepropetrovsk Region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The Russian Armed Forces have reached the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by Russian Telegram channels, including Baza and Mash.

According to their data, the first to cross the border were units of the 90th Guards Tank Vitebsk-Novgorod Twice Red Banner Division of the Center Forces Group.

The publications are also accompanied by footage of servicemen unfurling the Russian tricolor. There has been no official confirmation of the information about the Russian Armed Forces reaching the border with Ukraine.

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#1  Have at it, Vlad. This is Trump's war, not Biden's. Donny, get the F out of there!
Posted by: DooDahMan || 05/22/2025 11:33 Comments || Top||


Iskander training
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCassad] The enemy actually confirms losses during yesterday's attack on the training center in Shostka, where about 70 Ukrainian Armed Forces trainees and an instructor were killed by an Iskander OTRK strike. The Iskander strike was supported by a drone that was hovering over the training ground and providing targeting. For some reason, the enemy ignored the obvious threat.



As a result, the hysteria and search for the guilty party has been going on for the second day already.

Of course, the resignation of the butcher Syrsky is once again being demanded.

The moral of the story is simple - there is no need to gather personnel in a crowded form at training grounds and for awards within the effective range of high-precision weapons.

regnum.ru has more details:
Up to 70 Ukrainian special forces eliminated by Iskander strike in Sumy region
During a reconnaissance operation conducted by the Russian military near the city of Shostka in the Sumy region, a training camp of the 1st Special Forces Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was discovered. The Iskander strike, which resulted in the elimination of about 70 future special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was filmed on video from a drone. The details were reported by the Ministry of Defense.

According to intelligence data received, the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system destroyed enemy targets with a precise strike.

It is known that as a result of the missile strike, up to 70 Ukrainian military personnel were eliminated, including 20 instructors. In addition, an ammunition depot and ten units of military equipment were destroyed.

According to regnum.ru the Iskander mssile strike was a part of a much larger set of missile strikes
Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian Armed Forces training camp and mercenary deployment points
Russian troops hit a training camp for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the infrastructure of a military airfield, as well as temporary deployment points for foreign mercenaries. This was reported on May 21 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

“A training camp for Ukrainian armed formations, military airfield infrastructure facilities, ammunition and missile and artillery weapons depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian Armed Forces units and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts were hit,” follows from the defense department’s publication on its Telegram channel.

It is noted that the strikes on military targets were carried out by operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces. In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down six US-made JDAM guided air bombs and 236 aircraft-type drones, including 162 outside the special operation zone.

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