Russia launches 53 airstrikes, 20 MLRS attacks against Ukraine per day – General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this. 

In addition, according to updated information, during a nighttime missile strike by the Russian Federation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 36 of 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 30 of 38 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs.

In the afternoon, the Russian enemy used cruise and ballistic missiles from the Iskander tactical missile system against civilian and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, and the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 11 of the 11 missiles.

Russian forces take away expensive agricultural machinery from locals in the Luhansk region

The General Staff reports that in the temporarily occupied Svatove, Luhansk region, farmers who cannot provide some documents of ownership due to the owner's departure are simply being taken away from their combines, trucks and other expensive equipment.

Ukrainian Armed Forces' aviation launched 15 strikes on Russian military positions

In turn, missile and artillery units hit 3 military positions, a munitions depot, 3 air defense facilities, as well as 3 other important enemy targets.

AFU repelled 20 Russian attacks in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions over the day

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected. 

At the same time, the Russian Federation continued shelling the entire border line with mortars and artillery: 6 settlements in the Sumy region, as well as 19 more in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

Shelling of Ukrainian regions 

• In the Kupiansk direction, 13 settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery shelling. 

• In the Lyman direction, 6 settlements in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions were shelled. 

• In the Bakhmut direction, 11 localities in the Donetsk region were attacked by the invading Russian forces. 

• In the Avdiivka direction, 5 settlements of the Donetsk region came under Russian fire. 

• In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 Russian attacks, however, 3 settlements of the Donetsk region came under fire. 

• In the Shakhtarsk direction, 6 localities in the Donetsk region came under shelling. 

• In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, 21 towns and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army. 

On the night of May 29, Russia launched up to 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and about 35 Shahed drones against Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces managed to shoot down 37 rockets and almost 30 UAVs.