The enemy continues conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone. The main focus of the enemy is on the Donetsk direction, - the General Staff of Ukraine reported on Facebook about the 85th day of war in Ukraine.
According to the report, the situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas remains without significant changes. The threat of missile and bomb strikes on the territory of the Republic of Belarus on the objects of civil and military infrastructure on the territory of Ukraine remains.
In the Siversk direction, enemy units continue to equip additional firing positions and defensive structures in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk regions.
The enemy fired artillery and mortars at settlements in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, and fired a missile at the Desna settlement. They continues attempts to conduct air reconnaissance with UAVs in this direction.
In the Kharkiv direction, the main efforts of the occupiers were focused on maintaining the occupied areas, conducting counterattacks in order to restore lost positions. The use of sabotage and reconnaissance groups by the enemy is noted.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation. With the support of artillery, he fought in the area of the settlement of Velyka Komyshuvakha, had no success, suffered significant losses in some areas and was forced to withdraw to previously occupied positions.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure, fired missiles and tried to gain a foothold in previously occupied positions. They used operational-tactical and army aircraft to destroy civilian objects in the areas of the settlements of Loskutivka, Katerynivka, Novomykhailivka and Orikhove.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the occupiers launched an offensive and carried out assault operations in the area of the settlement of Ustynivka, but were unsuccessful.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted offensive operations to improve the tactical situation. They tried to carry out assault operations in the area of Zolote-4, but were unsuccessful.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive operations in the area of the settlement of Yuriivka, suffered losses and retreated. The result of assault operations in the areas of Novokalynove and Pervomayske was not successful.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy unsuccessfully launched an offensive near the settlement of Novomykhailivka.
No active hostilities in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhia areas. The fire of rocket-propelled and cannon artillery and mortars affected the infrastructure and civilian housing in the areas of the settlements of Huliaypilske, Novodanylivka, Malynivka and Huliaypole.
According to the available information, in the area of Oleksandrivka settlement, in order to replenish the losses of the 107th Rifle Battalion, which amounted to more than 50%, a replenishment of 260 servicemen arrived, who had previously been involved in the Kharkiv direction.
The invaders did not carry out active hostilities in the South Bug area. The main efforts are focused on maintaining the occupied borders. The enemy fired mortars, rocket-propelled and cannon artillery in the areas of the settlements of Lymany, Pryshib, Trudolyubivka and Novovorontsovka.
No significant changes have been recorded in the Bessarabian direction.
In the absence of mobilization resources in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region, the occupation military command plans to involve students of higher educational institutions in hostilities.
During the previous day, anti-aircraft missile forces destroyed one plane and a cruise missile. The combat aircraft of the Air Force of Ukraine struck at a cluster of enemy equipment, according to preliminary data, destroyed about 20 armored vehicles, ammunition and personnel.
Sixteen enemy attacks were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions last night, eight tanks, seventeen armored combat vehicles, four special armored vehicles and six conventional enemy vehicles were destroyed.
As a result of the russian air strike on the settlement of Desna in the Chernihiv region on May 17 eleven people were lost, fourteen were wounded.