141 combat clashes take place at front during day, Pokrovsk and Kursk Axes were the hottest
On May 22, 141 combat clashes took place at the front, the enemy attacked most actively in the Pokrovsk (44 clashes) and Kursk (21) Axes.
This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 2 missile and 56 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, using 4 missiles and 130 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, the enemy carried out 5,879 shelling, including 164 from multiple launch rocket systems, and involved about 3,000 kamikaze drones for strikes.
On May 22, 141 combat clashes with the russian occupiers were recorded at the front.
Thus, in the Kharkiv Axis, the russians tried eight times to break through the defensive lines of the Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Mala Shapkivka and towards Dovhenke.
In the Kupyansk Axis, there were six attacks by the invaders.
Ukrainian defenders repelled the enemy's assault actions in the areas of Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Kindrashivka, Nova Kruhliakivka and towards Pishchane.
In the Lyman Axis, the enemy attacked 12 times, trying to wedge into the Ukrainian defense in the areas of the settlements of Hrekivka, Novyi Myr, Torske, Lypove and Ridkodub.
In the Siversk Axis, the invaders made three attempts to advance in the areas of Hryhorivka, Vyimka and Bilohorivka.
In the Kramatorsk Axis, the enemy attacked four times near Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk Axis, the enemy carried out nine attacks near Romanivka, Toretsk, Dachne and Dyliyivka.
In the Pokrovsk Axis, Ukrainian defenders stopped 44 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Nova Poltavka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Malynivka, Zvirove, Kotliarivka, Dachenske, Udachne, Troitske, Andriyivka, as well as in the directions of the settlements of Oleksiyivka, Promin, Shevchenko Pershe, Myroliubivka.
In the Novopavlivsk Axis, the invaders carried out 14 attacks near Kostiantynopiol, Vilne Pole and towards Shevchenko and Novopil.
In the Huliaipole Axis, the Defense Forces successfully stopped one attempt by the invaders to advance near the settlement of Vysoke.
In the Orikhiv Axis, russian troops twice advanced on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Novodanylivka.
The enemy did not conduct active offensive operations in the Prydniprovsk Axis.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the operation in the Kursk Axis (russian federation), where 21 assault operations of the invaders were stopped last day.
The enemy launched 16 air strikes here, dropping 23 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 230 shelling, seven of which were from MLRS.
Over the past day, the Defense Forces' aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck 14 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, 11 artillery pieces, four command posts, and one ammunition storage warehouse of the enemy.
In total, the losses of the russian occupiers on May 22 amounted to 1,050 people.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on May 21, 144 combat clashes took place at the front, most of them in the Pokrovsk (54 clashes), Novopavlivsk (19) and Lyman (17) Axes.