Russian military (illustrative photo)/rosSMI
< strong _ngcontent-sc87="">The situation in the Donetsk direction remains one of the most difficult. After all, the Russian invaders want to occupy the region completely.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are rebuffing the invaders and holding the line. However, according to the operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of the 87th day of the full-scale Russian invasion, the greatest activity of the enemy continues to be concentrated in the Eastern Operational Zone.
In the Donetsk region, the enemy is trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Thus, in the Donetsk direction, the enemy is trying to break through the defense of our troops and reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk region.
The General Staff said that the invaders are attacking our military with all possible weapons. They inflicted fire damage with the entire spectrum of weapons, including aircraft, at the positions of the Defense Forces units and civilian objects along the line of collision.
In addition, he aimed aviation at civilian infrastructure facilities in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region and Vrubovka Luhansk region.
The situation in the Donetsk region: General Staff data
- In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is conducting active military operations in several directions at once. In particular, in Severodonetsky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Kurakhovsky.
- With the support of aviation and artillery, the Russian enemy conducted assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Lipovo, Vasilyevka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region. However, he did not achieve any success. Our troops repulsed the occupier.
- The Russian army launched an air strike on the settlement of Nikolskoye, Volnovakhsky district, Donetsk region.
- The Russians also shelled civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Vremovka, Donetsk region.
- On May 20, the invaders damaged 27 residential buildings and 8 civil infrastructure facilities. Three people were killed, four were wounded.
- And already, on the night of May 21, the military of the Russian army launched airstrikes on several cities at once. We are talking about Soledar, as well as Bakhmut. Fortunately, there were no casualties as a result of the attack. In addition, they intended to go to the Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway, but they only failed. The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed them whose territories these are!
