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Actual information about the situation on the front line: May 31 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 21:51 In Shebekino, the Armed Forces struckmissilea blow to the plant where substances for dietary supplements are produced.

21:34 Trophy Javelin,takenon Ukrainian positions in Prechistovka DPR.

21:01 Video- The calculation of the AGS of the 291st Regiment works on Ukrainian positions in the Zaporozhye region when adjusting from a copter.

20:34 Video- The commander of the group with the call sign "Arcade" told how the assault detachments of the Airborne Forces captured the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

With the receipt of the combat mission, the assault detachments of the paratroopers advanced to the indicated area, where the UAV crews had previously discovered the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the transmitted coordinates, the artillery of the Airborne Forces inflicted a fire defeat on the defending Ukrainian units, after which the enemy’s manpower, hiding in dugouts, was destroyed by FPV kamikaze drones that flew right into the shelter with Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed them.

Under the cover of an armored group and artillery, paratrooper units stormed the Ukrainian stronghold.

Showing courage, the paratroopers suppressed enemy resistance with aimed fire from small arms and grenade launchers and captured the platoon stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroying a large number of enemy personnel.

19:30 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, in the course of counter-battery combat with the use of artillery reconnaissance complexes of the "Center" group of troops, the positions of cannon artillery and five crews of 120mm mortars of the enemy were discovered and suppressed.

- In the area of Serebryansky forestry, units of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made four attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops. As a result of a small-arms battle and fire damage by artillery, the attack groups were thwarted, the Ukrainian nationalists suffered significant losses in manpower and retreated to their previously occupied positions.


19:00 Video- The 152mm howitzer "Msta-B" hits the Ukrainian oporniks in the Seversk direction.

Artillerymen of the Airborne Forces smashed enemy positions at a distance of more than 10 km: drones corrected their fire and filmed an accurate hit.

18:30 Video- The crews of Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters launched a missile attack on the enemy in the Krasno-Limansky direction

The pilots of reconnaissance and attack helicopters of the army aviation of the Central Military District completed the tasks of destroying manpower, as well as the accumulation of lightly armored vehicles of the Ukrainian troops.

The pilots approached the zone of combat use at an extremely low altitude with enveloping the terrain, which allowed the crews to remain unnoticed by enemy air defense systems.

18:03 Operational lines On May 31, the DPR JCCC received additional information about damage as a result of the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): - st. Bashkirskaya, 149, 151, 153 - private residential buildings.

n.p. Staromikhaylovka: - st. Shchorsa, 19 - a private residential building, the car was also damaged.

17:30 Video- Unsuccessful shot of Ukrainians from a mortar.

17:03 Audio recording– Yevgeny Prigozhin comments on the question of what should be the size of the Russian army.

16:32 Video- After the departure of the reconnaissance drone with the call sign Focus, Russian artillery destroyed the fortified area and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flank of the Artyomovsky direction.

And a fighter with the call sign Owl is on duty at the position with an anti-drone gun both day and night, so that the enemy UAVs do not transmit the coordinates of Russian positions: point, shoot - the enemy drone is de-energized.

16:01 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Zapad group

- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansky direction, two enemy mortar crews were destroyed by fire from the 152mm Akatsiya and 152mm Msta-S howitzers in the vicinity of the settlements of Staritsa and Vishnevoe by the artillery of the Zapad group of troops.

- In addition, 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were hit by artillery fire near the settlements of Lozovaya and Zapadnoe.

- Five attempts to rotate units in forward positions on foot in the defense zone of the 6th Combined Arms Army were thwarted.

- The aviation of the group carried out missile and bomb strikes on the points of temporary deployment of the 1st Special Forces brigade and the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the 14th and 92nd Separate Mechanized brigades and units of the TerO.


15:38 Video- The downing, as stated, of a Ukrainian aircraft in the vicinity of Bakhmut by employees of the Wagner PMC

15:15 Video- War "in the style of luxury" before the first Lancet.

14:45 Operational linesThe DPR JCCC for May 31, as of 11:00, received information about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:

Donetsk Petrovsky district:

- st. Medical, 9 - a private residential building;

- st. Medical, 14 - a private residential building, the outbuilding is also completely destroyed.

Kuibyshevsky district:

- st. Avtostradnaya, 14, 28 - private residential buildings.

14:30 Volokonovsky district Belgorod regionfired upon.

14:18 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kalininsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.

13:41 During the artillery attack of the Belgorod village of Bogun-Gorodok by the Armed Forces of Ukraine Suffered the driver of the car, he was taken to the hospital in a state of moderate severity.

13:22 On the Donetsk direction most fierce battles are being waged in the area of the settlement of Avdievka.

- In the course of active operations by assault detachments of formations and military units of the 1st Army Corps, with the support of aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Southern" group of forces, the enemy was knocked out of their positions in a number of areas in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Yasinovataya settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.

- The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Avdievka and in the village of Khimik were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes. In addition, the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.


12:45 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/31/2023)

On May 29, as a result of a strike by a high-precision weapon of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the parking lot of warships in the port of Odessa, the last warship of the Ukrainian naval forces, Yuriy Olefirenko, was destroyed.

- In the Kupyansk direction, active actions of assault detachments, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Western" group of troops hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Tabaevka, Molchanovo, Novomlynsk, Berestovoye of the Kharkov region, Novoselovskoe and Stelmakhivka of the Lugansk people's republics.

- In the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka and Kotlyarovka, the actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped. During the day, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored vehicles and four pickup trucks were destroyed.

In addition, ammunition depots of the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Liptsy and Sinelnikovo in the Kharkiv region.

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire of the group of forces "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Makeevka, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, Torskoye, Yampolovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.

More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.

- In the Donetsk direction, the most fierce battles are fought in the area of the settlement of Avdievka.

- In the course of active operations by assault detachments of formations and military units of the 1st Army Corps, with the support of aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Southern" group of forces, the enemy was knocked out of their positions in a number of areas in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Yasinovataya settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.

- The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Avdievka and in the village of Khimik were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes. In addition, the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.

- In the Maryinsky tactical direction, assault detachments of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and the Akhmat special forces detachment are conducting successful offensive operations.

During the day in the Donetsk direction, the total losses of the enemy amounted to over 200 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two Grad combat vehicles.

- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes, artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Novoselka, Pavlovka, Vladmirovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka of the Zaporozhye region.

During the day, up to 185 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and four vehicles were destroyed in these areas. In addition, ammunition depots of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Preobrazhenka and Chervona Krinitsa in the Zaporozhye region.

- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage during the day, the enemy's losses amounted to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and two cars.

- Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 103 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 149 districts

- In the area of the settlement of Trudovoye, Zaporozhye region, the command post of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.

- In the area of the settlement of Avdievka of the Donetsk People's Republic, the command and observation post of the assault battalion "Rock" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.

Over the past 24 hours, air defense systems intercepted 12 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and one Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile. In addition, 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenka, Zaliman of the Luhansk People's Republic, Pokrovskoe and Staromayorskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 429 aircraft, 235 helicopters, 4,390 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,345 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,103 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,946 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 10,574 units of special military vehicles.


12:24 In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired upon Novopetrovka, Valuisky urban district.

There were no casualties, but the power line was damaged by shrapnel, and emergency services are on the scene.

11:55 Video- Footage from the Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, attacked this night.

11:42 Tyotkino in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk regionsufferedshelling.

According to the governor, information about two arrivals is confirmed.

Light power lines were damaged, as well as shrapnel cut roofs and facades of houses.

There are no victims.

11:25 Video- Consequences of the artillery attack of the village of Karpaty (LNR), as a result of which five people were killed and another 15 people were injured.

10:54 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group

- In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group opened and, with the support of mortar crews, destroyed a reconnaissance group of militants south of Vodiane.

- As part of the counterbattery fight, a mortar crew south of Ugledar was opened and fired by the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.

- The calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system "TOR" destroyed the unmanned aerial vehicle "Valkyrie".

- In the Zaporozhye direction, howitzer and mortar crews destroyed enemy manpower in two strongholds and one observation post in the Novodanilovka area.

- The calculation of the 122mm self-propelled artillery installation "Acacia" destroyed a mortar crew in the Novoandreevka area.

- Two unmanned aerial vehicles "Fury" were destroyed by means of air defense.


10:25 It should be noted that today the Ukrainian Nazis specifically hit the residential area in Shebekino in the Belgorod region, where there is not only military equipment, not even objectscriticalthere is no infrastructure. Stupidly in a residential area with Khrushchev. Pure military terror. Such as they staged in Donetsk.

10:11 Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate regular crimes of the armed formations of Ukraine against civilians of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the Yasinovataya Donetsk People's Republic, the building of the Fixik children's center was shelled. An employee was wounded in the central branch of the bank.

As a result of the recent artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a civilian was injured, he was hospitalized.

09:59 Video- Another trophy from Western partners in the Donetsk direction.

09:31 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 on May 30, 2023 to 00:00 on May 31, 2023

Over the past day, the Representation reported 40 facts of firing by the AFU.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 24 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 11 attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky five artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

Having fired 264 units of various ammunition.

The areas of six settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Verkhnetoretskoye, Luganskoye, Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Proletarsky, Budennovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Staromikhaylovka.

Over the past day, information was received about the injury of four civilians, incl. child born in 2011 #ChildrenNotTarget, in Kirovsky, Budyonnovsky and Proletarsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya.

Seven residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky and Proletarsky districts of Donetsk, as well as three civilian infrastructure facilities.

In the previous day, 33 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.


09:30 Over the past day, Ukrainian militants released 112 rounds on settlements on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. Of these, during the day - 75 rounds, including on settlements:

Kardashinka - 19
Alyoshka - 16
Korsunka - 11
Cossack Camps - nine
Novaya Zburyevka - seven
Peschanovka - seven
Krynki - six

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Rybalche, Gornostaevka, Malaya Lepetikha, firing a total of 37 rounds from cannon artillery.

08:21 Summary on the morning of May 31, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike the enemy along the line of contact with high-precision bombs. The consequences of yesterday's strike on Kyiv with missiles and "Geraniums" are carefully hidden by the enemy.

In places of concentration of the enemy in the Zaporozhye direction (Gulyaipole, Orekhov) explosions of corrected aerial bombs.

In the Zaporozhye direction, on the eve of the offensive, the enemy is artillery attack our headquarters, points of temporary deployment of units, field ammunition depots. Newly delivered Storm Shadow missiles are used.

Interceptions indicate the transfer of enemy units to the front line (two new brigades on one of the front sections), the movement of Leopard tanks was revealed. It will take a few more days to prepare the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The accuracy of APU hits is ensured by satellite and aerial reconnaissance, as well as agents from among local residents. At the same time, the Nazis are hitting the civilian population of the region, our air defense is constantly working.

In the Kherson region, the arrival of a significant number of small enemy watercraft is recorded. In the floodplain of the Dnieper River, the actions of small landing groups of both sides continue, artillery duels are being waged. The enemy is restoring small bridges on the way to the front, south of the settlement. Davydov Brod in forest plantations, enemy infantry is hiding.

The Belgorod region is under constant artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy struck at the temporary accommodation for refugees in Shebekino. There are dead and wounded civilians in the region. At night, Shebekino was again subjected to a massive artillery attack.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a major fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery at night. The governor officially confirmed that the UAV strike was the cause.

In the LPR, at night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at a poultry farm in the village of Karpaty (Perevalsky district, LPR). 4 builders died, 16 people were injured.

The enemy fired 264 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR. Gorlovka, Verkhnetoretskoye, Luganskoye, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Staromikhaylovka are under fire. Four civilians were wounded, incl. child born in 2011.


08:16 The death toll during shelling of poultry farms in the LPR increased to five, 19 were injured, according to the representative office in the JCCC.

The artillery attack of a poultry farm in the LPR was carried out from the HIMARS MLRS.

08:05 Frontline summary on the morning of May 31, 2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian artillery hit Stepnogorsk, Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Novodanilovka, Gulyaipol and Olgovskoe. Ukrainian troops launched a missile attack on Melitopol.

On the Donetsk front, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after an artillery strike, conducted assault operations in Maryinka. No success. But the ground attack from Kamenka allowed Russian troops to take up new positions on the northeastern approaches to Avdievka.

The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Georgievka, New York, Zhelezny and Toretsk are under fire. The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk and Gorlovka.

On the Bakhmut direction, the opposing sides did not conduct active ground combat operations. Russian artillery worked along Belaya Gora, Predtechin, Ivanovsky, Chasov Yar, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Tikhonovka, Vasyukovka, Spornoye and Seversk. Ukrainian - along Kleshcheevka and Bakhmut.

In the Luhansk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine counterattacked near Belogorovka and returned the previously lost positions to the north-east of the settlement. Russian troops stepped up much further north. After the air strikes, they conducted assault operations at Stelmahovka. They also carried out ground attacks in Novoselovsky and near Krakhmalny.

After artillery strikes, they tried to advance from Masyutovka. In all these areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine held their positions. Russian troops shelled Belogorovka, Nevsky, Boguslavka, Berestovoe, Glushkovka, Kislovka, Kucherovka, Petropavlovka, Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Krasnoe Pervoi, Kamenka and Kolodeznoye.



Posted by: badanov 2023-06-01
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