Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 19, 2023

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 19, 2023. 

450 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.

Today, the russian Federation once again launched a massive air and missile attack on Ukraine. Detailed information will be released later.

Over the past 24 hours, the russian forces launched 39 missile and 39 air strikes, as well as 50 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

The probability of further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.

The russian occupiers continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdyivka and Maryinka directions – 29 combat clashes took place on the indicated sections of the front in the past day. The hottest battles are fought for Bakhmut and Maryinka.

On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.

On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, during the past day, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Leonivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Studenok, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Pavlivka, Basivka, Myropyllya, Mezenivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Staritsa, Synelnikove, Ohirtseve, Gatishche, Nesterne, Budarki in the Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupyansk direction, Kamianka, Kolodyazne, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Liman Pershiy, Tabaivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk Oblast came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

During the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Lyman direction. The russian forces carried out airstrikes in the area of the settlement of Bilogorivka. Makiivka and Bilogorivka of Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnokamianske and Spirne of Donetsk Oblast were hit by the russian artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Heavy fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut. In addition, last day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlement of Ivanovske. He carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bohdanivka, Bakhmut and Predtechine settlements. Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Chasiv Yar, Bila Gora and North of Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

In the Avdyivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Severne and Pervomaiske settlements, without success. During the past day, airstrikes were carried out in the areas of Novokalynovo and Avdiyivka. He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske of the Donetsk region.

In the Marinka direction, units of the defense forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Maryinka, as well as an attack in the direction of Novomykhailivka. At the same time, the enemy continues to destroy settlements along the contact line, carried out artillery shelling of Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Pobeda of the Donetsk region.

During the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Shakhtarsky direction. He carried out airstrikes near the settlements of Zolota Niva and Velika Novosilka. He carried out shelling of populated areas, which are next to the line of military confrontation. In particular, these are Vugledar, Prechistivka, Novoukrainka and Shakhtarske.

The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out an airstrike on the settlement of Novopil, Donetsk Oblast. Shelled populated areas. Among them – Burlatsk, Donetsk Oblast; Olhivske, Charivne, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Kamianske and Plavni of the Zaporizhia Oblast, as well as the city of Kherson.

In connection with large sanitary losses, the russian occupiers are increasingly using civilian medical facilities in settlements for their own purposes. In particular, in the temporarily occupied Luhansk, the Railway Hospital is used by the invaders as a military hospital, where wounded servicemen of the russian Federation and mercenaries from the “Wagner” PMK are treated.

Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces has struck 7 areas where the enemy’s personnel and military equipment are concentrated.

During the past day, 21 cruise missiles were destroyed, as well as 8 enemy UAVs of various types.
Units of missile troops and artillery struck the area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse, 3 artillery units in firing positions, an anti-aircraft missile complex of the enemy, 7 electronic warfare stations and a radar station.

Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:

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