The Armed Forces of Ukraine defend positions in the Donetsk direction/The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian invaders are shelling the Donetsk region from the entire spectrum of weapons – they want to exhaust the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy is destroying the trenches of the defenders in order to continue the offensive.
The situation in the Donetsk direction
In the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of at 6 am on May 16, they reported on the offensive actions of the Russians in the Donetsk direction. fortifications of the divisions of our troops, the report says.
The Russians managed to push back from Avdiivka
Fighting continues in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky and Kurakhovsky directions – the enemy continues the offensive.
< p>At the same time, in the Avdiivka direction, thanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy retreated to the previously occupied positions with losses.
According to the General Staff, it is also a little calmer in the Severodonetsk and Novopavlovsk directions.
To the North In the Donetsk and Novopavlovsk directions of active hostilities, the enemy did not conduct active hostilities, he tried to fire at the units of our troops, the report noted.
In Mariupol, the enemy continues massive artillery and air strikes. The invaders concentrated their main efforts on blocking and defeating our units in the area of the Azovstal plant.
