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Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 26, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of May 26, 2025.

1,188 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,101 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. May 26, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.

The 1188th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

The enemy, using its superiority in manpower, is attacking our positions. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the invaders, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
In total, 180 clashes were recorded over the past day.

According to updated information, the invaders launched one missile and 112 air strikes, using 84 missiles and dropping 189 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians used 3,005 kamikaze drones to strike and carried out 4,961 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements.

The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Osoyivka, Sumy region; Dovga Balka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Stepanivka, Novopil, Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Hulyaipole, Malynovka, Mala Tokmachka, Kamianske, Shcherbaki of the Zaporizhia region.

Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck eight areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, one control point for unmanned aerial vehicles and one artillery system of the enemy.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of the Ukrainian defenders six times near Vovchansk, Stroivka and Krasny Pershy.

In the Kupyansk direction, two attacks of the invaders took place yesterday. Our defenders stopped the enemy’s assault actions in the areas of Kruglyakivka and Novaya Kruglyakivka.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 21 times. He tried to wedge into our defenses in the direction of Ridkodub, Zelenaya Dolyna, Novy Mir and near Hrekivka, Lypovy, Torsky and in the area of Serebryansky Forest.

In the Siversky direction, the Defense Forces stopped six offensive actions of the invaders towards Hryhorivka and near Bilogorivka and Verkhnokamyanske.

In the Kramatorsk direction, ten clashes were recorded yesterday in the direction of Predtechyny, Bila Hora and near Chasovy Yar and Kurdyumivka.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out ten attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Romanivka, Diliivka and towards Novospassky.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 63 assault actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Kotlyarivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Zvirovo, Troitske, Yelizavetivka, Andriivka, Nova Poltavka, Horikhove and towards Novomykolaivka, Shevchenko Pershy, Zora, Muravka, Oleksiivka, Myrolyubivka.

In the Novopavlivske direction, the enemy yesterday carried out 24 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novopil, Konstantinopol, Novosilka, Vilne Pole and in the directions of Myrne, Shevchenko, Komar, Zeleny Pole and Bahatyr.

In the Hulyaipilske direction, there were no combat clashes in the past day.

In the Orikhivske direction, the occupiers tried to advance five times in the areas of the settlements of Novodanylivka and Stepove.

In the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy made three futile attempts to advance near the settlement of Kozachi Laheri.

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

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to restrain the invaders in the Kursk direction. Thus, last day the enemy carried out 14 air strikes – dropping 25 guided bombs, and carried out 225 attacks, of which 13 were from multiple rocket launchers. Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 assault actions of the invaders.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment and actively undermine the offensive potential of the enemy in the rear.

In total, last day the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,000 soldiers. Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized four tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 51 artillery systems, one multiple rocket launcher, two air defense systems, 264 operational-tactical drones, 53 missiles and 92 units of automotive equipment of the invaders.

EMPR