The occupiers are currently preparing for offensive operations by units concentrated in the Izyum area.
In Slobozhansky direction the enemy strengthens grouping troops special forces and air defense. This was reported in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday, May 16.
The military stressed that the enemy's main efforts were focused on the Donetsk direction.
preparation for offensive operations by units concentrated in the area of the city of Izyum “, – said the General Staff of the Armed Forces. >
In the Kharkiv direction the main efforts of the enemy are focused on maintaining their positions and preventing the advance of our troops. The enemy tried unsuccessfully to fight in the direction of Ternovaya. /> As a result of a fire defeat by the Defense Forces of enemy warehouses stationed in the city of Izyum, a significant stockpile of ammunition was destroyed.
In the Donetsk direction The enemy fired on Ukrainian troops with mortars, artillery, rocket-propelled grenades, and aircraft. In the direction of the settlement of Lyman, according to the results of hostilities, he has no success, he is trying to strengthen the grouping of his troops.
In the Avdiiv direction , the enemy acted in the direction of the settlement of Sukha Balka. He fired on some positions of the Defense Forces with cluster munitions.
In the Bakhmut direction , the enemy is fighting in the areas of Toshkivka and Pylypchatyne. In the area of Gorsky, the Russian occupiers suffered losses and withdrew.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy attacked in the area of Marinka and Novomykhailivka, had no success.
In Mariupol The enemy focused its efforts on blocking and defeating our units in the area of the Azovstal plant. Continues massive artillery and air strikes.
In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye directions , the enemy did not conduct active hostilities. He carried out fire damage to civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Vremivka, Novosilka, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriyivka. Inflicted an air strike on the settlement of Malinovka. Takes measures for the logistical support of troops.
In the South Buza direction , the enemy did not conduct active hostilities, fired at civilian infrastructure with artillery and mortars in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrivka, Shevchenkove and Novovorontsovka.
“Ukrainian Defense Forces fired field ammunition of the enemy in the area of the settlement of David Brid “, – added the servicemen.
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