Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:45 Russia is carrying out sabotage in Europe to disrupt military supplies to Ukraine, writes The New York Times. Among such operations, in particular, are the arson of a warehouse in Britain, a paint factory in Poland, residential buildings in Latvia, and an Ikea store in Lithuania. It is also known that Russian agents have been arrested on charges of preparing attacks on American military bases.
While the moves may seem random, U.S. and European security officials say they are part of a concerted effort by Russia to slow arms transfers to Kyiv and create the appearance of growing opposition in support of Ukraine, the newspaper said.
21:39 Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said that Ukraine has the right to strike targets on the territory of the Russian Federation: “Ukraine is subjected to an unprovoked and illegal aggressive war on the part of Russia. According to international law, Ukraine has the right to defend itself by military actions aimed at enemy territory, if they comply with the laws of war. Sweden supports international law and Ukraine's right to defense."
21:36 The United States will attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland, but it is still unknown who exactly will represent the country and at what level, Reuters writes, citing sources.
21:33 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he spoke with Syrsky today: “For this day, the hottest direction is Pokrovskoye in the Donetsk region. But even in the Kharkiv region, in particular in the areas of Volchansk and Liptsy, the occupier does not give up attempts to attack.”
In turn, the General Staff reports that during the day the enemy’s activity in the Kupyansky direction sharply, almost doubled, and it did not subside in Pokrovsky. In particular, in the Kupyansky direction, the Russians are storming in the areas of Novoegorovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovo and Grekovka, and in the Pokrovsky direction - in the areas of Novoaleksandrovka, Sokol and Umansky.
21:19 In the Donetsk region, three people were killed during the day as a result of Russian shelling - in Seversk, Chasovoy Yar and Krasnogorovka, the prosecutor's office reported.
20:22 On Monday, May 27, limits on electricity consumption for household and industrial consumers will be in effect in all regions of Ukraine from 06:00 to 24:00, Ukrenergo reported. If limits are exceeded, oblenergos may apply hourly shutdown schedules.
19:51 The number of victims as a result of today's Russian strike on the village. Boguslavka, Izyum district, Khar'kov region, has grown to five, including two children aged nine and 12, the prosecutor’s office reported. One person died. Also, the Russian military once again shelled Volchansk - two people were injured. In the village of Staritsa, Chuguevsky district, one person was killed and one was injured. Another person was injured as a result of an enemy FPV drone strike in the village. Ivashki of the Zolochiv community.
18:47 Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen initiated a joint appeal to the EU together with colleagues from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Poland on the integration of Ukraine into the European defense-industrial complex.
18:30 There are unofficial signals from the United States that the White House has already begun to discuss the decision to grant Ukraine permission to use American weapons on Russian territory, said MP Yegor Chernev, who is the head of the permanent delegation of Ukraine to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. “The problem is that decisions there are made by a team in which there is currently no consensus. But they are pressing from all sides. There are chances,” he added.
Meanwhile, Scholz once again stated that he opposes the use of Western weapons to strike the Russian Federation. According to the chancellor, the goal of his policy towards Ukraine is to “prevent the conflict from escalating into a major war.” He added that until now Germany has made the supply of weapons to Ukraine dependent on whether they will not be used on the territory of the Russian Federation.
18:13 The death toll as a result of the Russian strike on the Epicenter in Khar'kov has increased to 16, eight people are listed as missing , said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Ten of the dead were identified, eight of whom were identified using DNA tests. Among the dead are a 12-year-old child and his mother. Employees of the State Emergency Service have cleared about 30% of the rubble; work is suspended during air raid signals.
The head of the Investigation Department of the GUNP in the Khar'kov region, Sergei Bolvinov, showed the moment of the airstrike from inside the Khar'kov Epicenter. He called on everyone who is now looking for their loved ones to donate DNA samples - “for now this is the only way to establish the identities of those who have already been found and will still be found at the site of the impact.”
17:39 Since the beginning of the year, the Russians have dropped almost 10 thousand KABs on Ukraine, said Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
16:21 Russia produces artillery shells three times faster than the United States and the EU, writes Sky News, citing data from the consulting company Bain&Company. According to her analysis, Russia plans to produce 4.5 million ammunition in 2024, but it is unknown how much of this is refurbished and produced.
15:25 The Russians struck Boguslavka, Izyum district, Khar'kov region - one person was killed, two were injured, including a nine-year-old child, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
14:02 For the first time since August 2023, two Russian military helicopters arrived in Belarus, reports the Belarusian Gayun monitoring group. According to analysts, there are currently two Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft and at least four Russian Su-30SM fighter jets, one Mi-24 helicopter and one Russian Mi-8 helicopter at the Baranovichi airfield.
10:09 Zelensky recorded a video message from the site of a Russian missile attack on a printing house in Kharkov. In it, he called on Biden and Xi Jinping to attend the Peace Summit in person: “More than 80 countries have confirmed their participation... I appeal to the world leaders who have so far been on the sidelines of the global efforts to prepare for the Peace Summit. To President Biden, leader United States, President Xi, the leader of China. We do not want the UN Charter to burn - just like these books. Please show your leadership in bringing peace - real peace, not a pause between blows. Please support the peace summit with yours. personal leadership and participation."
The president also said that Russia is gathering another group of troops near the border: “Just now, the other day, we are defending ourselves 60 kilometers northeast of this place from another attempt at a Russian offensive. Russia is preparing for an attempt at offensive actions 90 kilometers from here to the northwest - another group of troops is gathering at our border."
09:58 Elimination of the fire in the Khar'kov hypermarket Epicenter lasted more than 16 hours, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. As of morning, 12 dead and 43 injured were known, 16 people were considered missing.
09:44 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, four people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 11 private houses, critical and industrial infrastructure facilities were damaged.
09:10 As a result of a night attack in one of the cities of the Khmelnytsky region, 3,000 subscribers were disconnected from electricity, now all consumers are connected to the power grid, said the head of the OVA Sergei Tyurin. Public accounts write that the Russians have once again attacked Starokonstantinov, where the military airfield is located.
09:06 The death toll as a result of yesterday's Russian attack on the Epicenter hypermarket in Khar'kov has increased to 12, 43 people were injured , said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. A fire broke out on an area of 13,500 square meters. m, structural elements of a hypermarket, a furniture store, and a shopping center were damaged. In addition, as a result of the evening strike in the Shevchenko district of the city, 25 people were injured. Seven high-rise buildings, a medical facility, a store, and a research institute building were damaged.
In the village Pechenegs of the Chuguev region, four people were injured as a result of the shelling, and one person was wounded in Chuguev. There are five victims in Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, including a paramedic.
08:55 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 26:
personnel - about 501,190 (+1110) people,
tanks - 7662 (+12),
armored combat vehicles - 14,803 (+17),
artillery systems - 12 953 (+24),
MLRS - 1083 (+1),
air defense systems - 814 (+0),
aircraft - 357 (+1),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 425 (+11),
cruise missiles - 2209 (+0),
ships/boats - 27 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,639 (+31),
special equipment - 2111 (+7).
08:34 In the city of Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia region, during a night attack, three four-story residential buildings and seven private ones were damaged as a result of falling debris from an enemy drone. Three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Borzov.
08:02 Air defense destroyed 12 cruise missiles and 31 attack drones at night, the Air Force reported. In total, Russia used during the massive attack:
two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K aircraft (launched from the airspace of the Tambov region);
12 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic aviation aircraft (launch area - Saratov region);
All 12 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and all 31 Shahed-131/136 UAVs were destroyed. Air targets were shot down in Nikolaev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporozhye, Khmelnitsky, Kirovograd, Vinnitsa and Chernigov regions.
00:47 The Russian Army occupied Umanskoye and advanced into Ivanovka, DeepState analysts reported.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are fighting heavy battles in the east and south of Ukraine.
The defense forces stopped the enemy in the direction of Strelecha - Glubokoye and are knocking them out of their positions, noted Nazar Voloshin.
Since the beginning of the current day, the Russians have been attacking most in the Pokrovsky and Khar'kov directions. A total of 57 military clashes have already taken place at the front, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Sunday, May 26.
Thus, in the Khar'kov direction the enemy carried out eight assault and offensive operations. Six times they were driven back near the settlements of Ternovo and Liptsy. Our soldiers continue to repulse one enemy attack at a time in the areas of Volchansk and Liptsy. The enemy carried out eight air strikes on these same settlements, as well as in the areas of Neskuchny, Zeleny and Glubokoye, dropping almost two dozen UABs.
In turn, the speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa Nazar Voloshin said on the telethon that the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the threat of a Russian breakthrough in the Khar'kov direction on the Strelecha-Glubokoe section.
“In the Khar'kov region, the Defense Forces stopped the enemy in the direction of Strelecha - Glubokoe, they successfully knocked him out of those positions, the offensive was stopped in the direction. Systematic work is now underway to dislodge the enemy from their occupied positions. The Defense Forces entered the defense lines on time, for the most part,” - he said.
In the Kupyansky direction today the enemy tried to advance 10 times near Sinkovka, Novoegorovka and Nevsky. Seven attacks have been repulsed and hostilities continue. The situation is under control.
In the Seversky direction, the battle continues near Belogorovka. The occupiers fired unguided missiles into the Spirnoy area.
Twice the invaders tried to attack in the Kramatorsk direction - near Ivanovsky and Andreevka. In the area of the latter, the fighting continues. The enemy is actively using aviation in the direction - there were four air strikes in the areas of Druzhba, Chasovoy Yar and Severny.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the intensity of enemy attacks is the highest to date - in total, the Russians have already tried to improve the tactical situation 24 times. Currently, five military clashes are taking place near Novoaleksandrovka and Yasnobrodovka, and one more each in the areas of Kalinovoe, Sokol and Umansky.
Four times since the beginning of the day, the Russians have undertaken assault operations in the Kurakhovsky direction - in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Paraskoveevka and Konstantinovka. All attacks were repelled by our soldiers.
In the Vremiv direction, the enemy used eight UABs in the Staromayorsky area. Three attacks by the invaders were unsuccessful - near the same Staromayorsky and in the Razdelny area.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the occupiers hit the Lobkovo area with almost three dozen unguided air missiles and carried out one assault in the direction of Malaya Tokmachka. The invaders were repulsed and retreated.
In the Dnieper direction, the number of military clashes increased to three. Russian terrorists dropped eight UABs in the areas of Berislav, Vysoky, Tyaginka and Velikan.
In other areas, the situation has not changed much.
Let us remind you that during the day on May 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,110 Russian invaders. Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has lost more than 500 thousand military personnel.
Over the past 24 hours, 141 military clashes took place at the front. Russian invaders are attacking in seven directions, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Sunday, May 26.
It is indicated that yesterday the enemy launched 10 missile strikes with 13 missiles, 40 air strikes (in particular, using 56 UAB), and 1001 strikes with kamikaze drones (of which 994 fpv) against the positions of our troops and settlements. The Russians also carried out 3,604 attacks from various types of weapons, 96 of them from MLRS. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
Since the beginning of the current day, 35 military clashes have occurred at the front. The invaders carried out 529 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas. The enemy carried out three airstrikes using three UABs.
In the Khar'kov direction, the threat of a breakthrough by enemy troops was repelled.
“The defense forces repelled two attacks in the direction of the villages of Liptsy and Ternova. At the same time, the enemy continues to try to advance from the area of the village of Lukyantsy - the battle continues. At the same time, our units continue measures to strengthen the stability of the defense,” the message says.
Since the beginning of the day, six military clashes have taken place in the Kupyansk direction . One attack has been repulsed, others are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, our soldiers gave a tough rebuff to the attempt of the Russian invaders to advance towards Nevsky.
The enemy did not carry out active operations in the Kramatorsk direction .
In the Pokrovsky direction, the intensity of hostilities is quite high - currently the enemy has already attacked the positions of our troops 14 times. Six attacks have been repulsed, while eight clashes continue.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled an attack by the invaders in the Konstantinovka area. The enemy is currently continuing offensive operations in the Krasnogorovka area.
In the Vremiv direction, near Razdelny and Staromayorsky, two attempts by the invaders to improve the tactical situation failed.
In the Orekhovsky direction there is a battle in the Malaya Tokmachka area.
In the Dnieper direction, on the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper River, two enemy attacks were repelled in the area of the village of Krynki. Loss of positions is not allowed.
In other areas, the situation did not experience significant changes.
Let us remind you that during the day on May 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,110 Russian invaders . Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has lost more than 500 thousand military personnel.
The activity of the Russian military in the Kupyansk direction increased sharply, almost doubling per day.
The number of military clashes at the front since the beginning of the day on May 26 has increased to 83. In the Kupyansk direction, the activity of Russian troops has almost doubled. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an evening report.
“The enemy’s activity in the Kupyansky direction has increased sharply, almost doubling in a day. It has not subsided in Pokrovsky direction either,” the message says.
Ukrainian troops are taking measures to hold positions and destroy the enemy’s offensive potential.
There are no major changes in the Khar'kov direction. Russian troops continue to try to improve the tactical situation near Volchansk and Liptsy. In the Liptsev area they hit three more KABs. In total, in the north of the Khar'kov region on Sunday, the invaders dropped 22 guided bombs.
In the Kupyansk direction, six military clashes continue from 21 since the beginning of the day. Enemy assault operations continue near Novoegorovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovoy and Grekovka. The Russians are not stopping airstrikes - two more took place in areas near Boguslavka and Sheykovka.
In the Liman direction, the battle at Ternov continues. The situation is under control.
There have already been 31 military clashes in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy, with the support of aviation, is directing its main efforts near the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Sokol and Umanskoye. He also carried out three airstrikes near Skuchnoye and Novoselovka First.
Russian troops continue to fire guided bombs and unguided missiles in the Vremevsky direction, near Staromayorsky, Urozhainy and Olgovsky. The number of collisions has not changed. In other areas, the situation has not undergone significant changes.
Let us recall that during the day on May 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,110 Russian invaders . And since the beginning of a full-scale war, Russia has lost more than 500 thousand military personnel.
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[EngMilRu] The units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to advance deep into the enemy defences.
Russian troops hit the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Liptsy, Volchansk, and Russkie Tishki (Kharkov region).
One counterattack by an assault group of the 13th National Guard Brigade has been repelled near Glubokoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 300 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
As a result of successful combat operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Berestovoye (Kharkov region).
The 77th AFU Airmobile Brigade's formations have been defeated near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 285 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous lines and defeated manpower and hardware of 54th Mechanised and 79th Air Assault brigades of the AFU near Seversk and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 480 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Five ammunition depots of the AFU have been destroyed.
As a result of successful combat operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and defeated formations of 47th Mechanised, 25th Airborne brigades, and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Yevgenovka, Rozovka, and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled one counterattack by an assault group of the 144th Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Novoaleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 355 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, as well as one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
During counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and four 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have occupied more favourable lines and defeated manpower and hardware of the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade and the 21st National Guard Brigade close to Prechistovka and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack by an assault group of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been repelled near Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 130 servicemen, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have struck two ammunition depots of the AFU, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters in 128 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down five U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 32 U.S.-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire projectiles, one Neptun anti-ship missile, and 41 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 603 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 24,656 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 air defence missile systems, 16,166 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,314 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 9,860 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,007 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 05/26/2024 to 00:00 05/27/2024.
A total of 54 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Four civilians were reported injured
DAMAGED:
Eight residential buildings
Three civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 12 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 41 attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack in the Yasinovat direction.
A total of 151 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:50 Front bird broadcasts: Yuzhnodonetsk direction. district settlement Novomikhailovka. A Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down.
It is reported that our ZSU-23-4 “Shilka” was defeated by an enemy Mi-24 helicopter. The anti-aircraft gunners accurately hit the target and the helicopter went beyond the horizon, engulfed in smoke and flame.
21:40 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Kupyansko-Svatovskoe direction: liberation of Ivanovka
After the liberation of Kotlyarka and Kislovka, the logical continuation of the offensive operation of the units of the Russian Armed Forces was the capture of Ivanovka.
First, Russian troops fired artillery at the populated area, after which they managed to advance and establish control over it. It is noteworthy that information about the capture of Ivanovka appeared several days ago, but until now there was no footage clearly confirming this.
Only a video was published on the Internet with servicemen of the 26th Tank Regiment and the flag they unfurled, which was clearly difficult to link to what was happening in Ivanovka. This is largely due to the fact that the settlement is quite small in size, not to mention its poorly developed infrastructure.
The final confirmation of the liberation of Ivanovka came from the enemy, on whose resources footage appeared of attacks on positions of the Russian Armed Forces within the boundaries of the populated area. At the same time, this is already the third occupied settlement in this area, which indicates the revival of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction.
At the same time, it remains unclear whether the Russian Armed Forces have advanced along the railway between Kislovka and Ivanovka. On the one hand, this would be quite logical, on the other hand, the Ukrainian Armed Forces most likely erected strongholds in wide forest belts on both sides of the highway.
Also today, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the release of Berestovoy. However, so far only footage has appeared on the Internet that shows only partial control. However, judging by them, Russian troops occupied at least half of the village, and Berestovoe is a fairly small settlement, so its liberation cannot be ruled out.
20:50 Advance by Russian troops, according to IWN, in the area of Netaylovo, Umansky and Paraskoveevka.
In the case of Netailovo, IWN expects that the enemy will soon surrender Yasnobrodovka and retreat behind natural water barriers in order to stabilize the situation at the front in the area of ????the Karlovskoe reservoir.
19:51 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Donetsk direction: capture of Netaylovo, battles in Krasnogorovka.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are fighting in Krasnogorovka and have completed the cleansing of Netailovo.
The appearance on the Internet of a video with flags in the center and on the western outskirts of Netailovo indicates the completion of the clearing of the previously occupied part of the village development. The first footage of objective control, indicating access to the outskirts of the settlement, appeared on May 15-16 from the enemy.
Now, Russian attack aircraft have apparently managed to clear the buildings on Naberezhnaya and Kolkhoznaya streets, as well as at least part of the forest on the outskirts of the village south of the eastern part of the Karlovskoye Reservoir.
At the same time, there is no information yet about the capture of oporniks west of the S051801 highway and north of the Vodyannaya River. There may well remain an enemy presence there. To the south of Netaylovo there is a complex of farms north of the Domakha gully, where the presence of Ukrainian formations may also remain. In the first third of May, Russian attack aircraft at least tried to advance south, but the result is unknown.
There is no point in assuming that the enemy will roll back. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are relying on the Domakha beam to defend the heights in the Nevelskoye area, where the presence of enemy forces also remains. This site is important for holding Krasnogorovka for as long as possible, since it offers views of the northern outskirts of the city.
Heavy fighting continues in Krasnogorovka itself. According to some reports, the enemy began to withdraw from the Vostochny microdistrict and the neighboring high-rise buildings near school No. 1, but there is no footage confirming this yet. At the same time, at least part of the development of the microdistrict along Tsentralnaya Street is already under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
In addition, a few days ago the Russian flag was raised in the complex of buildings of secondary school No. 2, which also indicates the gradual gnawing of the enemy’s defenses in the building area southeast of the Shevchenko central park.
On the northeastern outskirts, advances of Russian attack aircraft have not yet been observed, at least in open sources. After the capture of the fortified area east of the Kaminsky Garden, further advance to the west is fraught with high losses due to enemy control of the heights to the north, and the area west of the Borisovka pond and north of May 1st Street is a difficult to pass lowland.
18:58 Khar'kov direction. Fighting in Volchansk -map:
Assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces in Volchansk north of the Volchya River under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Advancement of the RF Armed Forces along Lenin Street through residential buildings up to 200 meters.
17:38 Around 16.30 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using the Vilkha multiple launch rocket system against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed two Ol'kha MLRS rockets over the territory of the Belgorod region.
16:42 Khar'kov direction (area of Kupyansk settlement).
Reported that our cannon artillery has been actively working since early morning. In particular, our 152mm MSTA-S self-propelled guns worked on fortified enemy positions. The enemy 122mm D-30 howitzer was hit.
16:15 Situation in the NWO zone –map:
Advance of the Russian Armed Forces, near the village of Ivanovka.
Expansion of the control zone in the northwestern sector near the village of Umanskoye.
15:47 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Avdeevsky direction: battles in the Ocheretino - Solovyevo section, advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Yasnobrodovka
In the Avdeevsky direction, despite the “switch of attention” to the Khar'kov region, battles and assault operations of the Russian Armed Forces do not stop.
To the northwest of Ocheretino there was a new attempt to storm Novoaleksandrovka. The armored group reached the outskirts of the village, but came under artillery and UAV attacks. Based on the objective control footage, it is unclear whether they managed to get hold of the building, but the very fact of the attack confirms the absence of the enemy in the forest belts to the southeast of the village.
To the west of Ocheretino, assault groups are advancing through wide forest belts on both sides along the railway, and heavy fighting is taking place. East of Sokol, the situation also remains difficult. The enemy from the 47th Mechanized Brigade is conducting an active defense, without stopping counterattacks.
According to footage that appeared online, including footage of the evacuation of the enemy, the forest belt south of the railway came under the control of Russian troops some time ago. The enemy’s M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley also moved there, apparently with the aim of landing troops or simply attacking the landing, but was knocked out by an FPV drone strike.
South-west of Solovyevo, Russian attack aircraft are advancing from the south from the Ocheretino gully in the direction of Novopokrovsky, but even here the enemy is actively counterattacking with the support of armored vehicles.
The situation in the “pocket” between Berdychi and Novobakhmutovka remains in the “fog of war.” Taking into account the configuration of the forest belts and the terrain, the presence of the enemy may remain there. Fighting also continues to the west of Semenovka.
After the final capture of Umansky on May 23-24, the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the direction of Yasnobrodovka along the S051801 highway and the adjacent forest belt. Yasnobrodovka itself is a small village, only one of the roads to which remained under enemy control. Next comes a lowland, which could increase pressure on Karlovka and make the advance to Netailovo somewhat easier. However, the western bank of the Karlovskoe Reservoir is much higher than the eastern one and is strongly fortified. The M30 highway also runs there, convenient for the transfer of enemy reinforcements from Selidovo.
14:51 Vinnytsia region. Night strike by Geranium and Russian strategic aviation.
Reported about the defeat of the military support workshop of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Vinnytsia region. In total, there were about five arrivals of both cruise missiles and geraniums across the region.
14:05 Pokrovskoe direction (west of Avdeevka) –map:
A high tempo of hostilities continues in the Arkhangelskoye area, east of Novopokrovskoye and near Netailovo. Our troops occupied the remaining part of Uman and entrenched themselves along the Babaki beam.
Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in an area up to 3.36 km wide to a depth of up to 1.94 km.
12:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group -video.
As a result of active actions, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 79th Air Assault Brigade and the 116th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ostroy and Konstantinovka areas.
The enemy lost more than 475 troops wounded and killed.
Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two armored combat vehicles, five cars, and two ammunition depots.
During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm towed howitzer “FH-70”, a 152mm howitzer D-20, two 152mm howitzers 2A65 “Msta-B”, a 122mm howitzer D-30, and a 105mm gun M119 were destroyed.
12:15 Starokonstantinov. Aerodrome. New blow.
Ballistic missile "Dagger" struck parking area for enemy aircraft. An explosion was heard and seen.
11:47 Arrive reports of new explosions in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region, where the military airfield is located + explosions in the Zhytomyr region.
11:01 Statement by the head of the press center of the “West” group -video.
As a result of active actions, motorized rifle units of the West group of troops improved the tactical situation and defeated the formations of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Stepovaya Novoselovka area.
During the counterbattery fight, artillery units destroyed the Gvozdika self-propelled gun, towed howitzers 152mm D-20 and 122mm D30, as well as eight mortar crews.
The group's air defense systems destroyed two aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 210 military personnel, two armored fighting vehicles, three vehicles, and five ammunition depots.
10:37 Map of missile flight trajectories during a combined night attack according to enemy data.
09:51 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Sergeevka two rounds;
-- the village of Pervomaevka five rounds;
-- n.p. Kakhovka four rounds;
-- n.p. Tavriysk six rounds;
-- n.p. Kohana three rounds;
-- n.p. Podstepnoe four rounds.
As a result of the artillery attack of the Novokakhovsky urban district, more than 4,500 Kherson energy subscribers were left without electricity.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Malaya Lepetikha, n.p. Malaya Kardashinka, n.p. Prince-Grigorovka, firing a total of 22 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being determined.
09:23 Around 8.00 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for May 25, 2024
– Russian troops launched a series of attacks on targets in Kharkov, among other things, hitting a warehouse of the Main Intelligence Directorate units in one of the shopping centers. In turn, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack targets in the Krasnodar region with a drone.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, heavy fighting continues in Volchansk and north of Liptsy. The enemy continues to transfer reserves to the area from other directions and rear areas.
– In the Kupyansko-Svatovsky direction, Russian troops are expanding the zone of control in Berestovoye, advancing within the borders of the village.
– In the Donetsk direction in Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces occupied the area of ??school No. 2, clashes are taking place to the west of the refractory plant and on the eastern outskirts of the city.
– In the Vrem'evsky direction in Staromayorsky, Russian assault groups are building on the success of previous days, moving along the western outskirts. They are also advancing in the southern part of Urozhayny.
08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.
A total of 24 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Retired General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Krivonos could not describe the failure of the Ukrainian troops in the Khar'kov region without using Russian curses, commenting on what was happening in the combat zone on the air of the Ukrainian TV channel “Direct”.
“They didn’t expect that the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were equipped so badly - in Ukrainian it doesn’t even sound like that - disgustingly bad (he said in Russian - editor’s note),” Krivonos said.
The Russian military was surprised by how poorly Ukraine organized defense on this section of the front, he added.
At the same time, according to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had several months to strengthen the defense. This time would have been enough to build protective structures and compact minefields, but nothing was done.
As Regnum reported, in May, Verkhovna Rada deputy Mikhail Bondar admitted that during a trip to the border defensive lines, Ukrainian officials hid the real situation from the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. Instead, he was shown a more militarily spectacular section of the front. According to him, defensive lines near the Ukrainian border were made hastily, and in some places they were completely absent.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will build new fortifications along the entire line of combat contact due to the ineffectiveness of previous fortifications. The Ukrainian publication “League” learned about this from the military. 10 thousand kilometers of barriers will be rebuilt. According to the Ukrainian military, forward positions in the Khar'kov region were not equipped accordingly. In some places there are unfinished fortifications; many areas are still not protected from the advance of Russian troops.
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It's a matter of choosing the right tool for the job. Just as FORTRAN is a good language for doing arithmetic, Russian seems a good language for cursing.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The United States of America may impose secondary sanctions against European banks operating in Russia.The head of the US Treasury Department, Janet Yellen, stated this in a conversation with Reuters on May 25.
“We are considering the possibility of possibly tightening our sanctions against banks doing business in Russia,” Yellen said, without specifying which financial institutions are on the list of possible sanctions.
According to her, working in Russia allegedly creates great risks for European banks. According to Reuters, the US Treasury expects Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International and Italian UniCredit to leave the Russian Federation.
As Regnum reported, in March Western media reported that the United States threatened Raiffeisen Bank International with sanctions restrictions and possible withdrawal from the American financial system. However, this information was later denied, stating that the RBI did not receive specific threats from the US Treasury.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington is developing sanctions against a number of Chinese banks to force Beijing to sever commercial relations with Moscow. The American side fears that Russia, even under conditions of unprecedented sanctions, will be able to win in Ukraine in a conflict of attrition.
The US Gov as a whole and only strong negotiating point is TAXPAYERS are paying out almost $1 Trillion in National Debt interest a year to about a dozen countries.
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