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| Ukrainian General Staff: the occupiers twice tried to break through the defenses in the Kharkov Region |
| 2024-05-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LB] In total, 101 combat clashes were recorded during the day. by Andriy Lobanov The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information on the Russian-Ukrainian war as of 11 p.m. on May 17. The military counted 101 combat clashes, 15 missile strikes, 70 air strikes, 452 kamikaze drone strikes, and 2,843 shellings per day. In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers made two attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses - on the Hlyboke-Lyptsi and Bugruvatka-Staritsa lines. The situation is controlled by the Defense Forces, battles are being fought in some areas to improve the tactical position, defenses are being strengthened near Vovchansk. There were six clashes in the Kupyansk direction, three attacks were repelled by the defenders. Five attempts to break through the defense were made at Siverskyi. In the Kramatorsk direction, the number of clashes increased to 15. The defense forces held their positions. In the Pokrovsky direction, the number of combat clashes remained unchanged. Since the beginning of the current day, the enemy has carried out 25 attacks on the positions of our troops. In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops 16 times. Fighting continues in the areas of the settlements of Paraskoviyvka and Vodyane. In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy made three attempts to improve the tactical position. Our troops repelled two enemy attempts to advance in the direction of Staromayorskyi. In the Dnieper direction, the occupiers continue to try to dislodge our soldiers from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Our troops repelled 13 enemy attacks in the area of ​​the settlement of Krynka. Loss of positions was not allowed during the battles. On Friday, the occupiers did not carry out offensive and assault actions in the Lymansky, Toretsk, Gulyaipilsky and Orihiv directions. More from lb.ua General Staff: the enemy uses aviation in three directions of the front, the situation is under control Most of the fighting is taking place in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions, there have been no significant changes in the situation in the rest of the directions. by Ivanna Kapustyanska The Russian army continues to conduct active offensive operations with the support of aviation in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhiv and Kharkiv directions. Ukrainian units continue to resist attempts by the Russian invaders to break through our defenses. This is stated in the summary of the General Staff as of 17:00. In the Kharkiv direction , in addition to the area of ​​the previously mentioned village of Staritsa, the enemy launched an unsuccessful attack in the direction of Hlyboke - Liptsi. Also, the Russian occupiers continue to carry out airstrikes - this time, the areas of the villages of Izbytske and Pokalyne were affected. The losses of the enemy are 35 Russian occupiers killed and wounded, our soldiers destroyed 15 units of enemy equipment, including a tank, an armored combat vehicle, and an artillery installation. In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian invaders attempted to advance in the areas of Novy, Andriivka and Ivanivka settlements. They struck a guided aerial bomb near the North. In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy continues active actions - the number of clashes has increased to 21 . The enemy exerts the greatest pressure on our positions in the Novooleksandrivka area. He also attacked near Umanskyi and Netaylovo. The situation is under control. In the Kurakhiv direction , the invaders have already tried to improve their tactical position 16 times . They receive a decent rebuff from our soldiers, the number of enemy casualties is being clarified. In the direction of Vremivsk , the occupiers launched two airstrikes in the area of ​​Staromayorskyi. Otherwise, no changes. In the Dnieper direction, the territories near Tyaginka, Tokarivka and Ivanivka were subjected to artillery fire. The number of unsuccessful enemy attacks near Krynyk increased to seven. Our fpv drone operators work efficiently. In the rest of the directions, there were no significant changes in the situation at this time. The defense forces inflict significant losses on the occupiers, actively use means of fire damage to the enemy's manpower and equipment. Measures are being taken to improve the tactical position in certain directions. The tasks of the grouping of troops are defined and proven. As of 1:30 p.m., the enemy was most active in the Kurakhiv and Pokrovsky directions . The Russian occupiers have not carried out attacks in the Lyman, Toretsk, Gulyaipil and Orihiv directions since the beginning of the century. |
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