“Almost half of the fighting is recorded in two directions in Donetsk region – Pokrovsky and neighboring Novopavlovsky”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Today, Russian troops have inflicted one missile and 45 aviation strikes, using four rockets and dropping 81 managed aviation bomb. In addition, 1157 Kamikadze drones were attracted and 3927 shelling of the positions of our troops and settlements were carried out, ”-reads as of 22:00.
Almost half of the fighting is recorded in two directions in Donetsk region – Pokrovsky and neighboring Novopavlovsky.
“In the Pokrovsky direction, from the beginning of the day, the occupiers have tried to move 42 times to the positions of Ukrainian units. The enemy attacked in the areas of the settlements of Popi Yar, Miroubivka, Shevchenko the first, ray, luck, Novosergiivka, Nutkhove, Kotlyarivka, Novopavlivka, Andriyivka and Oleksiyivka. There are still three combatants.
In the Novopavlovsky direction, the enemy tried to break through the defense of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Novosilko, a free field, a rich man, a Burlatske and towards Zaporozhye and Shevchenko. Two combatants are still ongoing. The hostile aviation struck Maliyivka and Berezov, ”the message stated.
It was also hot in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions-according to the General Staff, “since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 31 assaults of the invaders, in addition, the enemy caused 12 aviation blows, dropping 27 managed bombs, and also carried out 213 shelling of positions of our troops.”
The fighting also lasted in the South Slobozhansky (former Kharkiv), Kupyansk, Lymansky, Siversky, Kramatorsk, Toretsky, Gulyaypil, Orikhiv, Dnieper.
The Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region remains one of the hottest areas of the front. Over the last year, the largest number of combat clashes is mainly recorded there.
On May 22, Radio Liberty Donbass reported that Russia in Donbass intensified the offensive in several directions, seeking to surround Konstantinovka – an important railway knot and a stronghold of Ukrainian defense.