Battlefield sees nearly 240 clashes over past day: number of assaults on Pokrovsk front increases
A total of 236 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians increasing their number of attacks on the Pokrovsk front to 40, up from 32 the previous day. The Kostyantynivka and Huliaipole fronts also remained among the sectors with the most intense assaults.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 19 May
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched three airstrikes, using six guided bombs, and conducted 88 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including two from multiple-launch rocket systems. Five Russian assaults were recorded.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians conducted seven attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Starytsia, Vilkha, Prylipka and Veterynarne and towards Hrafske and Karaichne.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted five attacks towards the settlements of Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Kivsharivka and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman front, the Russians tried to penetrate Ukrainian defences 14 times, attacking near the settlements of Stavky, Zarichne, Drobysheve and Novoserhiivka and towards Ozerne and Dibrava.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted three attacks towards the settlements of Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kalenyky.
On the Kramatorsk front, no Russian attacks were recorded.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 18 attacks near the settlements of Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Pleshchiivka, Vilne, Toretske, Berestok and Stepanivka and towards Kostiantynivka and Kucheriv Yar.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukraine's defence forces stopped 40 Russian assaults and offensive actions towards the settlements of Dorozhnie, Shevchenko, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Molodetske, Filiia, Bilytske, Nykanorivka and Pokrovsk.
On the Oleksandrivskyi front, the Russians conducted one attack towards Vorone.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 22 attacks towards the settlements of Zlahoda, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Charivne, Tsvitkove, Rivne, Zaliznychne, Rybne, Staroukrainka and Hirke.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian forces stopped one Russian attempt to advance near the village of Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians conducted four attacks towards the village of Antonivka and Bilohrudyi Island.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to systematically wipe out the Russians, providing effective resistance along the line of contact.
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