Russians attempt to improve their tactical position in Kupyansk direction – General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in the morning briefing on May 25.

Russian forces still attacks Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions.

Twenty eight combat clashes happened in these areas yesterday.

AFU destroy 4 drones, hit 4 artillery units and 4 important Russian targets

The Defense Forces' aviation conducted 7 strikes on Russian personnel and military equipment concentrations.

Missile forces and artillery units targeted 2 areas with concentrated Russian forces, 4 ammunition depots, a radio-electronic warfare station, 4 artillery units in firing positions, and 4 other significant targets.

Furthermore, Ukrainian soldiers successfully eliminated 3 Shahed attack UAVs and 1 reconnaissance drone of the Orlan-10 type during the previous day.

Russia launched 30 airstrikes and 39 MLRS attacks against Ukraine

The General Staff highlights that the Russian Federation persists in its aggressive war despite significant casualties.

In the last 24 hours, the enemy conducted 30 airstrikes and launched 39 rocket salvos targeting Ukrainian military positions and civilian areas.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains substantial.

Situation by directions

On the northern border with Belarus, the situation remained unchanged.

On the northeastern border with Russia, Russian troops maintain military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Over the past day, they launched an airstrike near 1 settlement in the Sumy region.

They also fired mortar and artillery shells at 19 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russians keep attempting to improve their tactical position. They launched unsuccessful assaults near Masiutivka in the Kharkiv region. 

They also launched air strikes near 1 settlement and shelled 9 settlements in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions.

In the Lyman direction, Russian troops did not launch any assaults yesterday. They launched an air strike in one area.

In particular, 2 settlements in the Luhansk region and 2 more in the Donetsk region came under artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russia is on the offensive. Fighting for the town of Bakhmut continues. 

Russian troops attacked Ivanivske, launched air strikes near 1 settlement and shelled 13 settlements in the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian forces launched unsuccessful assaults near 2 settlements.

During the day, they launched air strikes near 3 areas, as well as artillery attacks near 5 more settlements in the Donetsk region.

In the Marinka direction, numerous attacks were repelled near the town of Marinka. Four nearby villages also came under Russian fire, 2 suffered from air strikes. 

In the Shakhtarsk direction, Russian troops did not launch any assaults. They shelled 3 more settlements.

In Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, Russian troops are on the defensive.

They shelled 15 settlements in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.

• On the night of May 25, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine: in the west, the air alert lasted the longest, Air Defense Forces destroyed all the drones in the Kyiv region.