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Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 23, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of May 23, 2025.

1,185 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,098 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. May 23, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.

The 1185th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

In total, 141 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.

According to updated information, yesterday the enemy launched two missile and 56 air strikes, used four missiles and dropped 130 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 5,879 attacks, including 164 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used about three thousand attack drones to strike.

The russian aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Velykyi Prykil in the Sumy region; Mykolaivka in Chernihiv region; Rublene, Milove in the Kharkiv region; Pokrovsk, Stepanivka, Novotoretske, Hnativka, Komar, Novoukrainka in the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Hulyaipole, Vysoke, Kamianske, Novodanylivka and Stepnohirsk of the Zaporizhia region.

Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck 14 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 11 artillery pieces, four command posts and one ammunition storage warehouse of the enemy.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy tried eight times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Malaya Shapkivka and towards Dovgeny.

In the Kupyansky direction, six attacks by the invaders took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s assault actions in the areas of Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Kindrashivka, Novaya Kruglyakivka and towards Pishchany.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 12 times. Tried to penetrate our defenses in the areas of the settlements of Hrekivka, Novyi Mir, Torske, Lypove and Ridkodub.

In the Siversky direction, the enemy made three attempts to advance in the areas of Hryhorivka, Viyimka and Bilogorivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked four times near Chasovy Yar and Bila Hora.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy made nine attacks near Romanivka, Toretsk, Dachny and Diliivka.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 44 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Nova Poltavka, Elizavetivka, Lysivka, Malynivka, Zvirovo, Kotlyarivka, Dachenske, Udachne, Troitske, Andriivka, as well as in the directions of the settlements of Oleksiivka, Promyn, Shevchenko Pershe, Myrolyubivka.

In the Novopavlivske direction, the enemy carried out 14 attacks near Konstantinopol, Vilny Pole and in the direction of Shevchenko and Novopol over the past day.

In the Hulyaipol direction, the Defense Forces successfully stopped one attempt by the invaders to advance near the settlement of Vysoke.

In the Orikhiv direction, the occupation troops twice advanced on the positions of our defenders in the direction of Novodanylivka.

In the past day, the enemy did not conduct active offensive actions in the Prydniprovske direction.

In the Volyn and Polisske directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue the operation in the Kursk direction. In the past day, the enemy carried out 16 air strikes, dropping 23 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 230 attacks, seven of which were from multiple launch rocket systems. Ukrainian defenders stopped 21 assault actions by the invaders.

Ukrainian soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear. In total, the losses of the Russian invaders over the past day amounted to 1,050 soldiers.

Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized two tanks, one armored combat vehicle, 43 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 148 unmanned aerial vehicles of the operational-tactical level, and 139 units of the occupants’ automotive equipment.

EMPR