Of 77 combat engagements over day, seven are still ongoing
Out of 77 combat engagements over the last day, seven are still ongoing. The situation is the hottest in the Pokrovsk sector.
18 May 2024
Out of 77 combat engagements over the last day, seven are still ongoing. The situation is the hottest in the Pokrovsk sector.
Since the beginning of the current day, 44 combat clashes have already taken place at the front, Ukrainian defenders are holding back the onslaught of the enemy and promptly responding to changes in the situation.
In the operational zone of the Southern Defence Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 enemy attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region and five attacks in the Orikhiv direction of Zaporizhzhia region yesterday.
The U.S. ban on Ukrainian forces using U.S.-made weapons for strikes within Russia is severely compromising Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russian offensive operations in the north of the Kharkiv region.
Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 18, 2024 are estimated at about 491,080 troops, with 1,210 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the day on May 17, 101 combat clashes have taken place at the front, the enemy has launched 15 missile strikes, 70 airstrikes and 452 kamikaze drone strikes, carried out 2,843 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces.
17 May 2024
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In Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, Russian invaders have expanded the area of active hostilities by almost 70 kilometers and concentrated their main efforts on the Strilecha-Lyptsi sector, attempting to take Vovchansk and launch an offensive on the rear of Ukrainian forces.
The Russian invasion forces launched 20 one-way attack UAVS of the Shahed-131/136 type at Ukraine overnight Friday.
Russia’s total combat losses from February 24, 2022, to May 17, 2024, are estimated at 489,870, including 1,410 servicemen killed or wounded in action in the past day alone.
16 May 2024
The Russian army, with air support, is attacking near the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv region.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces went for a counteroffensive move in the Vovchansk area, Kharkiv region.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff in Kharkiv.
Since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops have continued to perform combat missions within the urban area of Vovchansk in the northern part of the city, keeping the enemy under fire control.
In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River and 23 attacks in the Orikhiv sector yesterday.
There were no Russian warships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov as of 07:30 on Thursday, May 16.
Russia has already lost an estimated 488,460 military personnel as killed or wounded in action since the invasion on February 24, 2022.
15 May 2024
The enemy is conducting a total mobilization to the TOT of the Luhansk region due to the mass deaths of its soldiers near Vovchansk.
Since Russia unleashed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 3,000 objects and cultural institutions have been destroyed and damaged by Russian attacks, and more than $3 billion will be needed to restore cultural heritage that has been affected.
The pace of Russian offensive operations in the northern Kharkiv region appears to have slowed over the past 24 hours; Russian troops are using new tactics in this area.
The situation at the front in the area of Lukyantsi and Vovchansk in Kharkiv region remains difficult, but under Ukraine’s control.
The border guards from the Revenge Brigade repelled a Russian attack in the Kupiansk sector. The enemy, with the support of an infantry fighting vehicle, attempted to storm the Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian defenders have regained previously lost positions and improved their tactical position in certain areas of the Kupiansk sector.
The total combat losses of the Russian army in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 15 May 2024 amount to about 486,940 people, including another 1,510 people over the past day.
New units with Russian FSB officers have arrived in the temporarily occupied Dzhankoi to protect military facilities.
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14 May 2024
Ukraine's third president, Viktor Yushchenko, said the U.S. delay in military aid was a "colossal" delay that allowed Putin to do inflict damage on Ukraine.
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
Seventy-three combat engagements occurred between Ukrainian and Russian forces on Tuesday, with Russian invaders being most active in the Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors.
This morning, the Russian invasion forces stormed the settlements of Staromaiorske, Krynky, and Robotyne but Ukraine’s troops are firmly holding their ground.