Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., May 28, 2023.
459 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
Today, the enemy again launched a massive air strike on Ukraine, detailed information will be made public later.
In total, during the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 3 missile strikes, 2 of which were S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, and 13 air strikes against Kramatorsk, and fired about 30 rounds of rocket salvo fire at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The russian forces continue to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely seize the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. During the past day, units of the defense forces repelled 21 enemy attacks.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. Certain units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation arrive at the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus to carry out combat training activities before sending them to war in Ukraine.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, during the past day, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Vovchansk district of the Kharkiv region, carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Bleshnya, Tymonovichi, Mykolaivka, Zaliznyi Myst, Chaikyne, Gremyach of the Chernihiv region; Zarutske, Glukhiv, Bunyakyne, Volfyne, Katerynivka, Obody, Basivka, Myropyllya in the Sumy region, as well as Basove, Bugaivka, Hoptivka, Lukyantsi, Zelene, Ternova, Staritsa, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Tyche, and Khatne in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions near Masyutivka, without success. He carried out an airstrike in the Kislivka district of the Kharkiv region. Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Kislivka and Berestov of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
During the day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Lyman direction. Nevske and Bilogorivka in Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the russian occupiers conducted unsuccessful offensives west of Khromovo. Vasyukivka, Pryvilya, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bogdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Predtechine and Severny of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Severne and Pervomaiske settlements, without success. He carried out an air strike on Avdiivka, carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. At the same time, Georgiyivka and Pobeda in the Donetsk region also came under enemy shelling.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Novoukrainka, Prechistivka, Shakhtarske, and Velyka Novosilka.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out airstrikes on the regions of Chervonogt in the Zaporizhzhia region and Zmiivka in the Kherson region. He shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Vilne Pole, and Novopil of the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Poltavka, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Stepove and Kamianske of the Zaporizhia region and Ivanivka, Sadove, Antonivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 4 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel and military equipment are concentrated, as well as 3 strikes on its anti-aircraft missile systems.
Our defenders destroyed 3 enemy UAVs of various types during the past day.
Units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, 2 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses and one more important military object of the enemy.
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
