In some areas, the russian army makes unsuccessful attacks and attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces and suffers losses.
This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
For example, in the Slobozhansky direction in some areas, the russians tried unsuccessful counterattacks to restore lost positions.
In the area of Severodonetsk, the invaders carried out assaults, suffered losses and retreated to previously occupied positions. The offensive in the area of the settlement of Oleksandropil (until 2016 - Rozivka) of Yasynuvata district and attempts to improve their tactical position in the areas of Pylypchatyny, Druzhba and Trypillya were also unsuccessful.
In the Avdiivka direction, with the support of artillery, the russian army carried out assault operations in the Novobakhmutivka area. But she failed, lost and retreated.
The russian offense in the Kurakhiv direction was also unsuccessful. Here, the enemy, with the support of air artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, tried to advance in the areas of Stepne, Slavne and Marinka.
The situation in other areas is as follows:
Russia has focused its efforts on Donetsk direction, using aviation, artillery and mortars to conduct offensive and assault operations.
Volyn and Polissya directions - without significant changes. The threat of missile and bomb strikes on civilian and military infrastructure from the territory of Belarus remains.
In Severskiy direction, the invaders continue to equip additional firing positions and defensive structures in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk regions. In order to clarify the position of Ukrainian units, artillery positions and deployment routes, the enemy conducted air reconnaissance with the help of UAVs.
The occupiers also fired artillery and mortars at the border settlements of the Sumy region: Esman, Sopych and Seredyna-Buda.
Fighting continues in the Slobozhansky direction in the areas of the settlements of Ternov and Borshchiv. Rosarmia conducts enhanced air reconnaissance.
In the Slovyanskiy direction, the occupiers fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Pryshib, Hrushuvakha and Bogorodichne.
There was no offence actions in the Lyman direction; fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Ozerne and Lyman.
There were no active hostilities in Pivdennobuzhsky direction either. Here, russia strengthened its groups with electronic warfare units.
In the Bessarabian operational district in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, the situation has not changed.
In the Black and Azov Seas, russian naval ships continue to isolate combat areas, conduct reconnaissance and support the actions of the russian army's ground forces, and block civilian shipping.
"In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the enemy continues to take measures of the administrative and police regime, violates the rights and freedoms of civilians, prohibits free movement and movement to the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine," the UAF Command said.
According to the General Staff, the staff of the russian army is demoralized, and the hostile command does not pay the promised payments to soldiers for participating in hostilities. Also, the occupiers continue to suffer significant losses in battles with the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Cases of desertion of some units of the russian troops have been recorded.
As a result of the recent enemy shelling in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, 12 people have already died and more than 40 have been injured.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainuan Armed Forces have already liberated 23 settlements in the Kharkiv region since May 5.