Battlefield sees most intense fighting on Pokrovsk and two other fronts over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 233 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians continuing to apply the most pressure on the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts, where they conducted 91 assaults in total.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 21 May
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians carried out two airstrikes using seven guided aerial bombs and conducted 73 strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including four using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians conducted five assaults on Ukrainian positions towards Izbytske and near the settlements of Starytsia and Lyman.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians carried out seven attacks towards the settlements of Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka and Novoosynove.
On the Lyman front, Russian forces made 13 attempts to penetrate the Ukrainian defence near the settlements of Drobysheve, Dibrova, Ozerne, Stavky, Lyman and Yampil.
On the Sloviansk front, the Russians conducted five assaults near the settlements of Zakitne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians conducted one offensive action near Minkivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 27 attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Toretske, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Bilytske and Kucheriv Yar.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces stopped 35 Russian assaults and offensive actions near the settlements of Rodynske, Hryshyne, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Zatyshok, Nykanorivka, Shevchenko, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne and Molodetske.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians conducted five attacks near the settlements of Oleksandrohrad, Ivanivka and Kalynivske.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians conducted 29 attacks near the settlements of Nove Zaporizhzhia, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Olenokostiantynivka and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian defenders stopped two Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Shcherbaky and Stepnohirsk.
On the Prydniprovske front, the Russians did not conduct any assaults or offensive actions.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Ukrainian troops are continuing to inflict losses on the Russians and to hold their forces back on all forces of the front.
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