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[LB] During offensive operations the enemy uses anti-aircraft missiles.
During the day, the number of combat clashes increased to 60.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
As of now, the total number of combat clashes has increased to 60. During today's day, the enemy became significantly more active in the Kurakhiv direction, but the largest number of skirmishes remains in the Pokrovsky direction.
This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian occupiers are carrying out attacks from Murom towards the village of Staritsa. The battle continues in the Vovchansk region. And the total number of clashes in the direction now is five. Russian terrorists continue to mercilessly bombard the north of Kharkiv Oblast - three more airstrikes have been added to the six airstrikes since the beginning of the current day, which are carried out by enemy aircraft from the airspace of the Russian Federation. Russians from the directions of Belgorod and the settlement of Sereda (Russian Federation) fought in the areas of the Ukrainian settlements of Hlyboke, Synelnikove, and Zelene.
Today, 11 battles took place in the Kupyansk direction. During the day here, the enemy lost a total of 22 people. A Russian tank was damaged. Three combat clashes are underway.
The occupiers made two more unsuccessful assaults in the Lyman direction. This time in the territories of Serebryan Forestry. In addition, six KABs were dropped - three each in Lyman and Zarichny districts.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of the Novy microdistrict near Chasovoy Yar, as well as the village of Ivanovske. Received a tough rebuff, as before near Klishchiivka.
Five combat clashes are taking place in the Pokrovsky direction. There are already 19 of them since the beginning of the day. The enemy is concentrating attacks in the areas of Novoselivka First, Novoaleksandrivka and Sokol. Actively supports offensive actions by dropping guided air bombs - today it used 18 anti-aircraft missiles during seven airstrikes near Yevgenivka, Oleksandropol and Vozdvizhenka.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy stormed our positions in the Krynok area three times. One of the battles on the left bank of the Dnieper continues. The situation is under control.
In the rest of the directions, the situation did not undergo significant changes.
Ukrainian troops inflict fire damage on the enemy, take all necessary measures to prevent a breakthrough of our defense. Our strike unmanned systems, as well as rocket launchers and gunners, actively reduce the offensive potential of the enemy.
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[LB] In addition, the enemy does not stop attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region.
by Iryna Lysohor
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians continue to conduct offensive actions. Seven combat clashes took place during the day. The fighting took place in the area of the settlements of Liptsi, Staritsa, and Vovchansk. There were 21 combat clashes in the Kupian direction during the day. The defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Druzhelyubivka of the Kharkiv region, Myasozharivka, Tverdokhlibove, Novoyehorivka, Nevske of the Luhansk region.
On Lymansk, the Russians made 16 attempts to break through the defenses in the area of Terny and Torsky, Donetsk region, and Serebryansk forestry. The spokesman of the General Staff, Andriy Kovalev, announced this on the air of the telethon.
On the Siverskyi direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine attacks in the areas of the settlement of Bilogorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 16 attempts to break through the defense in the Hryhorivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka districts of the Donetsk region.
On Pokrovsky, defenders repelled 36 attacks in the areas of Kalynove, Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Progress, Novoselivka Persha settlements of the Donetsk region. The occupiers, with the support of aviation, tried to knock them out of the occupied borders.
In Kurakhivsk, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Kostyantynivka and Vodyane settlements, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 12 times.
On Vremivskyi, the enemy made seven unsuccessful attempts to break through the defenses in the direction of Roszdolne and Staromayorske settlements of the Donetsk region.
In Orihivsk, the defenders repelled three attacks in the Robotyno area.
In the Dnieper direction, on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, the Russians carried out 12 attacks.
In total, there were 139 military clashes during the day. The enemy launched three missile strikes using four missiles, 86 airstrikes, in particular, using 96 anti-aircraft missiles, conducted shelling.
The number of combat clashes on Tuesday increased compared to Monday.
The Russians carry out the largest number of attacks in the Pokrovsky direction, but they continue their offensive in the Kharkiv region.
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[Korrespondent] 22:19 Sweden announced that it is transferring the largest package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include unique flying radars - ASC-890 radar detection aircraft. Read more about how they will change the war in the material Swedish radars for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
22:00 At the NATO summit, the prospects for Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance will be discussed, but there will be no invitation, said US Ambassador to NATO Julian Smith: “The summit decision will contain new language regarding Ukraine’s aspirations to become a NATO member. The decision will not be identical to what was sounded in the past year... Inviting Ukraine to join will not be considered this time, it is unrealistic. At the same time, we will focus on providing a package of support that will pave the way to membership."
21:53 The first prisoners who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured a Russian, said Deputy Minister of Justice Elena Vysotskaya. According to her, more than 600 prisoners have already joined the army, and this figure is growing. As of May 29, the number of convicts who expressed a desire to mobilize exceeded 4,000. Currently, the mobilized prisoners are already undergoing coordination, and some managed to capture a Russian military man, Vysotskaya added.
Minister of Justice Denis Malyuska clarified that 4,500 prisoners applied for military service, 90% of them passed the VLK and are suitable, 650 have already joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
21:38 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius opposed German instructors training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian territory: “The added value, which I don’t see, is not commensurate with the risk and effort that will have to be put in, so this is not an option for us.”
20:29 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today he heard reports from the Commander-in-Chief, the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defense on the situation at the front: “Attention to all directions, and especially Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky in the Donetsk region, as well as Kupyansky and other directions in the Kharkiv region. We are also preparing for further activity of the enemy - we clearly understand what tasks and for what purpose Putin sets his army. “We will answer him.”
In addition, according to the president, Ukraine is preparing “diplomatic responses to Russian attempts to weaken the Peace Summit: Russia will no longer be able to disrupt the summit, although it is trying very hard to do this. It puts pressure on the leaders and openly threatens various states with destabilization.” Zelensky added that the summit has already been supported by about a hundred states and international organizations.
20:23 The head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov expressed concerns about a possible Russian offensive in the Zolochev direction: “We have certain concerns in the Zolochev direction. The Russians can intensify their actions in that direction, we are monitoring their behavior. We will take all measures to, in particular, the evacuation of the population."
20:20 The Russians began building airfield hangars 300 km from the border with Ukraine to protect aviation from attack drones and missiles, Militarny writes with reference to satellite images. In particular, the construction of new hangar buildings was noticed on satellite images at the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region. The picture shows 12 new hangars, which provide shelter for front-line Su-24 bombers and Su-34 fighter-bombers.
According to experts, the Russians expect the hangars to protect aircraft from attack drones, as well as from ATACMS ballistic missile submunitions. In addition, hangars will not allow satellites and other optical detection means to know whether the hangar is still there or whether an aircraft is parked in it.
19:57 Umerov said that the Cabinet of Ministers plans to allocate an additional almost 370 billion hryvnia for the purchase of weapons.
19:31 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and thanked him for his active support for the Peace Formula and the Peace Summit. “All points of our Formula, which we will work out in Switzerland on June 15 and 16, are based on the UN Charter and resolutions and basic human values. That is why the participation of the UN is important for global efforts,” the president emphasized. In turn, Guterres' office announced that the UN will participate in the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland as an observer.
The head of state also had a telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albenizi and informed about Russia’s attempts to expand the war and the urgent defense needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to confront the Russian Federation. In addition, they discussed the Peace Summit and the need to involve as many countries as possible from around the world.
18:44 In Kharkov, search work has been completed in the Epicenter construction hypermarket after the Russian strike on May 25. The police identified all 19 bodies of the dead, another 54 people were injured, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. He said that the victims were searched around the clock among the ashes using special equipment and were quickly identified using a DNA laboratory. Among the victims are two minors, 12 and 17 years old.
18:36 On Thursday, May 30, no power outages are forecast, Ukrenergo reported.
18:18 Ukraine can strike Russian territory with weapons that Canada transferred, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said: “Why? Because Russia has no red lines, and therefore we must be sure that when it comes to protecting Ukraine, We are ready to help them and show that, despite what is happening, we are on their side. And in Canada there are no conditions for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, and therefore we will continue to work with the Ukrainian armed forces."
18:04 During the day, the Russians shelled Liman, Donetsk region, three times - at least eight people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Three two-story houses and three administrative buildings were damaged. Filashkin also reported that yesterday the Russians dropped ten guided bombs on populated areas of the Donetsk region - this is the largest number in one day. Among these ten aerial bombs there was one one and a half ton bomb, which the enemy used to hit Alekseevo-Druzhkovka. During the war, this is the second time such a bomb was used against civilians in the Donetsk region.
17:57 Household appliances from Bosch, Delonghi and Philips, produced for the Ukrainian market, began to be supplied to Russia and sold through marketplaces and electronics store chains, the Russian Kommersant reports. According to the publication, shipments are made through Turkish, Polish and Baltic structures of foreign vendors to maintain positions in the Russian Federation.
17:23 Representatives of the governments of 27 EU countries are today discussing a draft framework program for negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU. The Belgian presidency is aiming for negotiations to begin at a meeting of EU affairs ministers on June 25 - before Hungary takes over the EU Council on July 1, Politico writes.
Radio Liberty's editor for European affairs, Rikard Jozwiak, reports that Hungary, at today's meeting of EU ambassadors, is blocking approval of the draft negotiating framework on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, allegedly because of issues of the rights of national minorities.
16:41 Ukraine has opened a third camp for captured Russians, the I Want to Live project reported. The new prison camp Center-3 received the first Russian prisoners of war. “Due to the large number of Russians who surrendered and the actual blocking of exchanges by the Russian side, Ukraine is forced to open new places for holding prisoners of war. This is probably not the last camp for Russian prisoners of war that began operating this year,” the message says. Previously, there were two camps for captured Russians in Ukraine - West-1 and West-2.
16:20 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, one of those wounded as a result of today’s Russian shelling died, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In addition, Russian troops carried out a kamikaze drone attack on an ambulance, killing the driver and seriously wounding his wife.
15:49 Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said that her country does not impose any restrictions on the use of weapons transferred to Ukraine: “Russia is waging an illegal aggressive war in Ukraine, and Ukraine has the right to self-defense in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter. This includes strikes against military targets on the territory of the aggressor that are necessary for self-defense."
15:06 The Lithuanian government has approved the allocation of 13.5 million euros for the purchase of air surveillance radars for Ukraine, Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said. According to him, these radars will strengthen the warning system in Ukraine. “Thus, we are joining the German-initiated air defense coalition. Germany has provided Ukraine with a third Patriot system and other systems, so we are making our possible contribution to the response,” Kasciunas added. He also noted that this year’s goal is to send four such radars to Ukraine.
14:45 In the Reserve+ application, 710 thousand Ukrainians were removed from the groundless “wanted”, said Deputy Minister of Defense Ekaterina Chernorenko. She explained that there were gaps in Oberig's registry. In particular, many military personnel were groundlessly given “wanted” status because their data was not digitized in a timely manner.
14:34 The Russian military dropped explosives from a drone in Novodmitrovka, Kherson region, two people were injured, OVA reported.
13:43 The Russians fired heavy artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, two people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. The library, store and power lines were damaged.
13:36 The ASC 890 radar reconnaissance and control aircraft, which Sweden will transfer to Ukraine as part of a new military assistance package, will significantly enhance the capabilities of radar detection of enemy air targets, providing early warning and air combat coordination, the command of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told Ukrainian Pravda. The AWACS aircraft in the Ukrainian air fleet will make it possible to detect targets that a conventional aircraft cannot see.
12:59 Only four countries out of 18 that agreed to take part in the project sent money for the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine, said Czech Defense Minister Jana Chernokhova. She clarified that these are Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and Portugal. “The funds are coming to us gradually, we cannot buy ammunition on credit. If some countries have signed a memorandum but have not yet sent the funds, we cannot start purchasing. This is a kind of call to governments that have already signed memorandums to send money,” - noted Chernokhova.
12:35 On the evening of May 28, the Russian army attacked the private sector of the town of Selidovo, Donetsk region, the prosecutor’s office reported. Previously, the enemy fired at the populated area with two UMPB D-30SN aerial bombs. One person was wounded, and fragments of bodies were also found under the rubble - according to preliminary data, they may belong to two people, including a 13-year-old child.
In addition, the National Police reported that the number of those injured as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Donetsk region, has increased to seven, including a four-year-old child.
11:48 The White House cannot say who will represent the United States at the Peace Summit in Switzerland. “As you know, we actively participated in each of the previous Ukrainian peace summits. The US government is participating in this. And we will be represented at this future summit,” said White House Speaker Karine Jean-Pierre. In response to a question from the media, she said that she did not have specific information about Biden’s participation in the Peace Summit.
11:02 Sweden announced its largest military aid package to Ukraine in the amount of $1.3 billion. The package will include, in particular, ASC 890 radar reconnaissance and control aircraft, which will provide “a completely new potential for radar reconnaissance and combat control against targets in the air and at sea,” the government noted. The aircraft are supplied with training and technical equipment. The package will also include armored personnel carriers, an Rb 99 fighter, artillery ammunition and resources for servicing previously transferred equipment.
10:56 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Krasnopolsk community of the Sumy region. According to preliminary information, two people were killed and three were injured, the OVA reported. The cultural center and administrative buildings were damaged.
10:51 On the evening of May 28, the Russians fired a mortar at the Semenovskaya community in the Chernihiv region, one person was killed, said the head of the OBA Vyacheslav Chaus.
10:45 Trump allegedly said at a closed campaign event that he would bomb Moscow and Beijing if Russia invaded Ukraine or China invaded Taiwan during his presidency, The Washington Post writes, citing sources. According to them, he “surprised” some of his donors with such a statement.
10:39 Poland does not restrict Ukraine in the use of its weapons, said the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk: “There are no such restrictions on the Polish weapons that we supply to Ukraine... Russia today does what it wants, but Ukraine is somehow limited by some- then the country, this needs to end. The Polish position is clear: Ukraine should have the opportunity to fight the equipment it receives, Poland has no objection in this matter.”
10:22 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russian authorities are intensifying the deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation, strengthening another component of the Russian campaign of genocide in Ukraine. We are talking about the removal of about 50 thousand children from the occupied territories under the guise of “health improvement in children’s camps.” In particular, the leader of the “LPR” Leonid Pasechnik recently said that the regions of the Russian Federation will “accept” more than 12 thousand children from the occupied Luhansk region during 2024.
09:48 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Nine private houses, a communal infrastructure facility, an agricultural enterprise and a cultural institution were damaged.
09:20 In the Kirovograd region, during a night attack, power lines were damaged by debris from a downed drone in one of the settlements of the Kropyvnytskyi region, said the head of the OVA Andrei Raikovich.
09:01 One of those wounded as a result of an enemy strike on the Epicenter in Kharkov on May 25 died in the hospital, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. He also said that the day before the Russians hit the KAB on the territory of a golf club in Kharkov, no people were injured. One person was wounded as a result of shelling by four KAB. Malaya Danilovka, Kharkov district. The farm and the building of the department of the educational institution were damaged.
08:53 In the Rivne region, during a night attack as a result of falling debris at one of the power facilities, the protection system was activated, which led to the blackout of part of the populated areas. At present, the power supply has been restored, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Koval.
08:29 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 29:
personnel - about 505,100 (+1300) people,
tanks - 7700 (+8),
armored combat vehicles - 14,891 (+33),
artillery systems - 13,066 (+37),
MLRS - 1087 (+2),
air defense systems - 815 (+0),
aircraft - 357 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 510 (+28),
cruise missiles - 2222 (+0),
ships/boats - 27 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,796 (+56),
special equipment - 2142 (+20).
07:24 Air defense at night destroyed 13 of 14 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force reported. Drones were shot down in the Nikolaev, Kirovograd and Rivne regions.
00:23 Journalist of the Russian propaganda publication RT Andrei Filatov released a video of how the Russian military used chemical weapons, which the Kremlin officially denies. “Here you can see the gas mask hanging from the machine gunner. Zincs from under the cartridges. Here is the gas grenade that we dropped,” says Filatov in his report.
00:19 By the end of the year, Ukraine should receive 500 thousand shells as part of the Czech initiative, said Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen.
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[EngMilRu] The Sever Group of Forces continues to advance into the depth of the enemy's defence. The Group inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 3rd Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy, Volchansk, Vilcha, Neskuchnoye, and Malaya Danilovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, four counterattacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 71st Jaeger Brigade, and the 13th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 165 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, as well as two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations. One AFU ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on the 14th, 30th, 77th, and 116th Mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 13th, and 31st National Guard brigades of Ukraine near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Grigorovka, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counterattacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 43rd Mechanised Brigade and 3rd Detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 11 motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one French-made 155mm TRF-1 howitzer, and two U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzers.
The Yug Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line and hit manpower and hardware of the 79th Air Assault, 28th and 41st Mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Elizavetovka, Konstantinovka, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian troops repelled a counter-attack launched by an assault group of the 114th Territorial Defence Brigade. The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. Six AFU ammunition depots have been destroyed during the day.
The Tsentr Group of Forces has improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on the 47th Mechanised, 59th, 100th Motorised Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Yevgenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, and Selidovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Five counter-attacks of the AFU 24th Mechanised, 1444th, 143rd, 142nd infantry, and 25th Airborne brigades' were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 335 Ukrainian troops, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and four 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled. Up to 125 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles were neutralised.
The Dnepr Group of Forces has engaged the manpower of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kamenskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Tyaginka and Chervony Mayak (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One AFU missile and artillery ammunition depot was wiped out.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged one uncrewed vehicle depot, aviation equipment, fuel depot for AFU military hardware, unmanned aerial vehicle assembly plant, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 118 areas during the day.
Air defence systems shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
In the past 24 hours, 31 unmanned aerial vehicles, two U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles, two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, as well as nine 122mm BM-21 Grad and Olkha projectiles have been shot down.
In total, 605 aircraft, 274 helicopters, 24,770 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,191 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,322 MLRS combat vehicles, 9,930 field artillery and mortar guns, and 22,093 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation
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[NewsFront] 21:40 Route of the movement of the Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, which broke through from Krasnohorivka to our rear, where all the personnel safely surrendered. A risky way to escape from Ukraine. 20:48 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region.
Reported about new precision strikes by our FAB-500 and KAB-500 with UPMK on military buildings and structures.
Additionally, it is reported that the enemy Vampire MLRS and the T-72 tank, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks, were hit.
19:44 Around 18.30 Moscow time, naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet was in the northwestern part of the Black Sea discovered and destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.
18:32 Khar'kov direction. Destruction of air defense systems in the Liptsev area.
17:46 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 29, 2024) -video.
17:23 Krasny Liman. Our army applied a missile strike in the area of the railway station, where there was a concentration of enemy equipment.
16:37 Artemovsk direction. (area of Chasov Yar settlement).
Our attack aircraft helped capture several Ukrainian Armed Forces defenders and advanced deeper into enemy positions.
15:50 Special military operation. Situation on May 29 –map:
15:07 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Vrem'yevsky direction: tank raids in Staromayorskoye and battles in Urozhaynoye.
Russian troops are advancing at the Staromayorskoye-Urozhainoye line, consistently displacing the enemy from their positions in populated areas and recapturing the populated areas lost during last year’s summer counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In Staromayorsky, some time ago, tankers carried out a successful tank attack along Tsvetushaya and Shevchenko streets, during which the Russian Armed Forces were able to significantly advance in the center of the village. At the same time, there is information on the Internet about access to the northern outskirts of the village, but so far it does not correspond to reality.
Thus, one of the supply routes for Ukrainian units in the village from Makarovka was cut off, which is why the enemy lost positions in the central and western part of Staromayorsky.
In the western part of the village, Russian assault groups from the 218th Tank Regiment are advancing along Gogol Lane and the Mokrye Yaly River, as well as Vishneva and Zadneprovskaya streets: the advance in the area over the past two days has amounted to several hundred meters in width and depth.
Success here became possible after breaking through the enemy’s defenses in the center of the village, where armored vehicles could enter relatively safely after clearing the area. At the same time, the threat from FPV drone raids remains, which should be kept in mind during the assault.
In Urozhainy, Russian troops, in the course of several attacks, advanced up to two hundred meters to the north in depth and up to 350 meters along the front along Central, Sadovaya and Stepovaya streets.
The relatively slow pace of progress is due to the fact that the Russian command is trying to protect personnel. The Russian Armed Forces conduct raids in small infantry groups, occupying several houses a day.
There the enemy, in turn, puts up more fierce resistance than in Staromayorskoye, and it is more difficult to deliver reserves to the village itself due to the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the fields adjacent to Urozhaynoye from the east.
14:47 South Donetsk direction. District settlement Krasnogorovka.
Incoming operational information about the work of our Su-25M and Su-34 attack aircraft against enemy positions. Armored skirmishes and mortar duels have also been reported since the early hours. Tanks operate from a distance of several kilometers.
14:12 Kupyansk direction.
Information from our soldiers. After a massive artillery barrage, our army this morning started the assault on Stepova Novoselovka.
The enemy's defenses were broken through. Our fighters have entered the south-eastern outskirts of the village, an assault is underway.
12:39 Khar'kov region.
Damaged a high-precision strike with our MRL Tornado-S complex on an enemy concentration in the area of the village. Tsegelnoye. Early in the morning, our Strela-10 air defense system hit several enemy aircraft-type UAVs.
12:07 Summary on the morning of May 29, 2024
In the Khar'kov direction, our troops are conducting rifle battles and striking with heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A and TOS-2.
In the direction to Chasov Yar, the Russian Armed Forces maintain an offensive tempo of combat work. Our assault groups continue to improve their tactical positions on the outskirts of Kalinovka and in the Kanal microdistrict.
There are no significant changes west of Avdievka. There are battles near Netaylovo, Umansky, west of Solovyevo. The enemy recognized the loss of Netailovo and some sources report the beginning of hostilities near Karlovka.
In the Yuzhdetsky direction the assault on Urozhaynoye and Straromayorsky continues.
In the Krasnodar Territory, over Armavir, air defense forces destroyed a UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Belgorod region in Shchetinovka, a civilian was injured as a result of a UAV strike. In Murom and Voznesenovka, two moving cars were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Shebekinsky urban district using drones. Also, a car in the village of Bezymeno, Grayvoronsky urban district, came under attack. At night, one UAV and seven 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS rockets were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region.
In the Kursk region, the village of Oleshnya, Sudzhansky district, and the village of Elizavetovka, Glushkovsky district, were shelled. Drops of explosive devices from UAF copters and kamikaze drone attacks were recorded near the village of Guevo, Sudzhansky district, the village of Gorodishche, Rylsky district, the village of Krasnooktyabrsky, the villages of Sergeevka, Dronovka and Neonilovka, Glushkovsky district.
In the village of Dronovka, an explosive device dropped from a copter damaged an official passenger car of one of the agricultural enterprises. Electronic warfare suppressed drones near the villages of Tyotkino and Novy Put, the village of Dronovka and the village of Elizavetovka in the Glushkovsky district, the village of Staraya Nikolaevka in the Rylsky district, the village of Gornal, the village of Spalnoe and the village of Oleshnya in the Sudzhansky district.
Near the village of Nikolaevo-Daryino, Sudzhansky district, a Ukrainian copter was destroyed by electronic warfare equipment and small arms.
11:53 Around 11.00 Moscow time, naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet was in the northwestern part of the Black Sea discovered and destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.
11:11 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 54th Mechanized, 46th Airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Ivano-Daryevka, Krasnogorovka and Konstantinovka.
The enemy lost more than 700 troops wounded and killed.
Three armored combat vehicles and six vehicles were hit by loitering ammunition.
During the counter-battery fight, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a 105mm M119 gun were destroyed.
10:44 Enemy for the morning acknowledges, that as a result of active assault operations by Russian troops, Staromayorskoe was actually lost. Most of the village came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to the northern outskirts of Staromayorsky.
Advancement in Staromayorsky will certainly speed up the liberation of neighboring Urozhayny.
10:03 During last night suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems destroyed one UAV and seven 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS rockets over the territory of the Belgorod region.
09:47 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. Kakhovka five rounds;
-- the village of Raiskoe four rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;
-- n.p. Tavriysk two rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Korsnuka, n.p. Golaya Pristan, n.p. Peschanoe, n.p. Malokakhovka, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:19 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 05/29/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. Fighting continues in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy. LBS without any special changes.
– Donetsk front. Offensive actions by the Russian Armed Forces continue in Paraskovievka. Fierce fighting continues in Krasnogorovka, with Russian troops holding the initiative, putting pressure on the Ukrainian defense in the city. Fighting continues on the approaches to Yasnobrodovka. The Russian Armed Forces are seeking to develop a further offensive in the direction of the settlement of Sokol. In Novoaleksandrovka, assault operations by Russian troops continue.
– There are no special changes in the Chasovoyar direction. Russian troops, with the support of artillery and aviation, continue the assault on the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar.
- Khar'kov Front. Fighting in the central part of Volchansk and on the northern approaches to Liptsy. Neither side has complete control of the initiative, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to stabilize the situation on this section of the front.
08:45 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for May 28, 2024
– Within 24 hours, Russian troops hit targets in Khar'kov, Odessa and Cherkassy. In turn, the enemy carried out a combined raid on Lugansk and tried to attack an object in Crimea with a Neptune anti-ship missile.
– In the Slobozhansky direction there are battles in the urban areas of Volchansk, where, in the face of a huge number of drones, both sides are using small groups. Clashes also continue north of Liptsy.
– In the Artemovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are storming enemy positions in the Kanal microdistrict on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar.
– In the Donetsk direction in Krasnohorivka there are battles in the city center, and clearing of the area in Netailovo continues.
– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian assault groups continue to consistently advance in the center of Staromayorsky, as well as on the southern outskirts of Urozhayny.
08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.
Seven facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Damaged:
One residential building.
n.p. Mar'inka:
– on the way to Georgievka, a child was wounded in a car – a girl born in 2018. #ChildrenNotTarget
n.p. Staromlinovka:
– a man born in 1976 was injured as a result of the detonation of a high explosive.
Thus, the total number of casualties on May 28 is two civilians.
Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 17 units of various ammunition.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Gevorg Mirzayan
[REGNUM] Following his visit to Uzbekistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a press conference, where he spoke not only about the Eurasian prospects of Tashkent, but also about the legitimate leader of Ukraine, the consequences of Western weapons strikes on Russian territory and the future of relations between Russia and the Taliban (the organization whose activities banned in the Russian Federation, is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities).
First of all, Putin made it clear what awaits Uzbekistan in the Eurasian Union. According to him, if the economy of this country joins the unification, the Union will only benefit from this. But the Uzbek economy also needs to benefit. In general, the president noted, this is “a rather complex negotiation process.”
Now Uzbekistan is one of the most obvious candidates in expanding Eurasian integration, says Nikita Mendkovich, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club. He recalls that even before the start of the SVO, Tashkent set in its official strategies the task of joining the process; local legislation was being adapted to the norms of the Eurasian Union.
“Yes, our acute conflict with the West delayed this process. Now Tashkent, like many external players, is waiting to see who will take it. After our victory in Ukraine, the process of joining the Eurasian Union will most likely resume, as well as the process of returning Tashkent to the ranks of the CSTO member countries,” predicts Mendkovich in a commentary for IA Regnum.
LEGITIMATE AUTHORITIES OF UKRAINE
It turned out that Vladimir Putin understands the Ukrainian constitution and legislation much better than a number of Verkhovna Rada deputies, and certainly better than the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. This conclusion can be drawn after the Russian president’s explanations about the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities.
Putin noted that the absence of presidential elections does not mean that Zelensky retains the post of president of the country indefinitely. Yes, the principle of continuity of power must be preserved, but according to the law it passes to another person. The head of the Russian state said that, according to a preliminary assessment, “the only legitimate authorities remain the parliament and the speaker of the Rada.” In fact, the head of the Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, becomes acting. O. president.
The speaker himself has already reacted: he said that Vladimir Zelensky is the president of Ukraine until the next elections, that is, he expressed humility and disowned the Ukrainian opposition.
“ Stefanchuk, of course, is absolutely a man of Zelensky and his team. And he understands that if something happens, he can be quickly removed from the post of speaker,” explains Vladimir Kornilov, political observer of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, to IA Regnum.
At the same time, he points out, the speaker ignored Putin’s words that the Constitution of Ukraine does not provide for the abolition of presidential elections during martial law. So Stefanchuk is clearly playing his game and may yet unpleasantly surprise Zelensky at the decisive moment, Kornilov believes.
RESPONSE TO ATTACKS ON RUSSIA
Putin also addressed Western politicians who are now discussing the possibility of giving the Kyiv regime permission to use its weapons to strike Russia, while emphasizing that they supposedly have nothing to do with the strikes - the weapons, after being transferred to Kyiv, become Ukrainian.
“ There are no German weapons in Ukraine. There are Ukrainian weapons of German origin, and these are completely different circumstances,” argued, for example, back in July 2023, representative of the German Ministry of Defense Arne Collatz.
But, according to President Putin, striking deep into Russian territory with new Ukrainian weapons is impossible without direct Western participation.
“ High-precision long-range weapons cannot be used without space reconnaissance assets - this is the first thing. Second: the final choice of target and the so-called flight mission can only be made by highly qualified specialists based on this intelligence data, technical intelligence data,” the president said.
Obviously, Putin had in mind the Western military. At the same time, he also transparently hinted that in response, Western countries risk receiving blows from the Russian army.
“These representatives of NATO countries, especially in Europe, especially in small countries, must be aware of what they are playing with. They must remember that these are, as a rule, states with a small territory and a very dense population. And this is a factor that they should keep in mind before talking about launching strikes deep into Russian territory,” the head of state said.
The main question: will the West hear the Russian leader? Associate Professor of the Russian State University for the Humanities Vadim Trukhachev is sure that no.
“ NATO and the EU will not listen to these words. Also because they are confident that Russia will not cause them any harm,” Trukhachev told IA Regnum, admitting that Moscow will have to go for further escalation.
AFGHAN ADVANCE
But in other regions, Russia itself is promoting the idea of de-escalation and cooperation. For example, in Afghanistan. President Putin admitted that there are problems there, but it is necessary to build relations with the current Afghan government.
“ These are the people who control the country, control the territory of the country, they are the power in Afghanistan today. We must proceed from reality and build relationships accordingly,” the president noted.
Considering recent statements by representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who recommended Moscow to exclude the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations, many regarded Putin’s statement as a pretext not only for exclusion, but also for the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Taliban regime.
Ever since they came to power after the Americans fled there, the prospects for this normalization were linked to two official and one unofficial conditions. The first category includes the Taliban’s fight against jihadist terrorist groups entrenched in Afghanistan, as well as stopping attempts to import Afghan heroin into Russia through the countries of Central Asia. The Taliban have fulfilled both of these conditions: they are destroying terrorists, and as of 2023, they were able, according to the UN, to reduce opium poppy cultivation in the country by almost 95%.
The informal condition is the synchronization of recognition with Russian allies - China and Central Asian countries, for which the Taliban should also not pose a threat.
Judging by the words of the Russian president, as well as the place where he said them, this condition has also been met.
“Perhaps Moscow and Tashkent received serious security guarantees and the opportunity to implement transit projects through the territory of Afghanistan. Somehow, the Taliban convinced the Russian Foreign Ministry that we would be able to transit to the Indian Ocean coast through Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Enter new markets, including gas, and the Taliban will guarantee the safety of this project,” says expert Mendkovich.
And if the Taliban has fulfilled all the conditions, gives guarantees and is ready to cooperate, then Russia will keep its word.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on May 29 called the coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, “Captain Obvious.”
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova
“Captain Obvious,” RT quotes Zakharova as saying about Washington’s involvement in the development of the so-called peace formula of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.
As Regnum reported, on May 29, at a briefing, Kirby answered positively to the question whether the White House contributed to Zelensky’s “peace formula.”
The so-called peace conference, at which the situation in Ukraine will be considered, will be held in June in Switzerland. Bern, at the request of Kyiv, invited more than 160 delegations.
The head of the Kiev regime announced on May 29 that Russia would subsequently receive the documents developed at the conference. At the same time, Zelensky did not name who exactly or which organizations or countries will hand over the documents of the Swiss conference to Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the event an attempt to formulate an ultimatum for Russia. The diplomat added that Russia will not participate in this conference and any other negotiations on Ukraine at which the “Zelensky formula” will be promoted.
The head of the Strategic Group Sofia analytical center, Andrei Ermolaev, said that Zelensky’s decision to bring up only three points from his so-called peace formula for discussion at the conference in Switzerland will deprive the upcoming meeting of any significance. In his opinion, the summit in Switzerland is necessary for Kiev in order, first of all, to warm up the West’s fading interest in the conflict in Ukraine.
According to him, the assumption of cooling interest was confirmed by the refusals of the leaders of a number of states, including US President Joe Biden, to attend the event. The so-called peace formula will no longer be taken seriously by Kyiv’s Western allies, which is why the West will prefer to negotiate a settlement to the conflict with Russia without the participation of Ukraine, the analyst added.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] In the absence of help from Western countries, Ukraine will be able to continue the conflict with Russia for only “a few months.” The British newspaper The Telegraph wrote about this on May 28.
According to the publication, the team of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is expressing concern that the Ukrainian conflict is ceasing to be the main topic for Western politicians, because many of them will be busy with elections in their countries.
“Zelensky seems to realize that Ukraine has little time left,” the publication says.
According to the author of the material, against the background of the consolidation of forces by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the loss of Western interest in the Ukrainian conflict, “it is increasingly beginning to seem that Ukraine has only a few months left to resist.”
As Regnum reported, on May 28, the American magazine Newsweek wrote that Kiev will have to agree to a peace deal on Russia’s terms if it, together with its partners, cannot quickly provide the Ukrainian army with weapons and personnel. It was noted that this year has revealed “significant weakness” in Kyiv’s actions and that Western support for Ukraine is not guaranteed.
The American Conservative columnist Mark Episkopos wrote on May 26 that the West needs to understand that it cannot achieve Russia's defeat in the conflict in Ukraine. According to the expert, the existing strategy of Ukraine’s Western partners cannot help Kyiv, because they significantly underestimate Russia’s military capabilities.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on April 18 that the Kiev authorities are pushing for war “to the last Ukrainian” for the benefit of the United States. He noted that in Washington, due to internal political disagreements, they are looking for different modalities to support Ukraine.
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