In the Kharkiv sector, the most significant changes to the operational situation occurred east of Volchansk. The Russian 126th Regiment’s assault units, which are part of the ‘North’ task force, took control of the Volokhovka village.
During the assault, reconnaissance UAV operators identified firing positions while infantry, working alongside strike-drone crews, drove Ukrainian soldiers out of buildings, basements, and dugouts. In an attempt to hold the settlement, the Ukrainian command deployed two additional combined assault groups from the 159th Mechanized Brigade, but to no avail. Ukrainian units suffered casualties and were forced to retreat, abandoning their positions.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army continues to hold the neighboring village of Karaichne, which is already under partial encirclement. Holding it will require significant resources.
In Kupyansk, the situation for Russian forces has deteriorated over the past 24 hours. On May 19, Ukrainian forces launched a successful offensive and captured the area north of the central city hospital. The Russian units holding it were left tactically encircled.
The Ukrainian side acknowledges that the situation for its troops north of Pokrovsk could deteriorate sharply. “Ukrainian units remain in the gray zone near Pokrovsk, trapped in an increasingly perilous ‘pocket,'” said Vladimir Polevoy, communications chief of the 7th Airborne Assault Corps.
“It’s a pocket that we can see on the map. As a result, our forces are stretched thin, and we’re not receiving reinforcements. This pocket is increasingly resembling a trap because it’s becoming a gray zone. There are already Russian units there, and they’re infiltrating further north of Pokrovsk. It’s all a Russian kill zone. Russian pilots are positioned in built-up areas north of Pokrovsk, and they have excellent control over all approaches. It is becoming increasingly difficult to remain there,” says Polevoy.
It appears that the Russian command is attempting to replicate last year’s breakthrough near Dobropillya in this area, which caused Ukrainian troops considerable trouble. This time, however, the plan is not only to break through the front line but also to encircle forces. Consequently, the next main target for the Russian army will be the village of Shevchenko.
On the Kherson front, drones play a unique role because there is no direct line of contact. The focus of the current conflict is shifting from destroying the drones themselves to eliminating their operators. On May 20, Russian strike aircraft destroyed a Ukrainian drone control center in the village of Novoraysk during a massive airstrike. A control center belonging to Ukraine’s 39th Marine Brigade was also destroyed in Tomarino.
Changes in the operational situation over the past 24 hours reveal several trends. First, the Ukrainian command has committed all its forces to the battle for Kupyansk. However, this puts it at risk of a serious defeat north of Pokrovsk.
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got deteriorated by 3 hebrews in tel aviv gay bar yesterday
these kinds of comments are indicative of the psychopath zionists – no imagination. like programmed zombies. they just copy previous comments, sometimes word for word, or minor variations.
compare that to the intelligence, the wit, the sharpness, the detail and/or humour of (eg:) iran’s, russia’s or china’s leaders. seriously, i can see that sickos are just not capable of such expression.
perhaps watch an iran lego video and learn???
miss americunt bobby is original hillbilly pumped w hebrew jizz daily
china’s leaders are not sharp as ‘brother nathanael’s video on rumble about trumps visit there says the joo’s are getting their grubby claws into china’s infrastructure and industry. oy vey
im so depressed never expected putin to be such a cuck… derping kalibrs up his ass
inferior species americunt projects–“all americunts acquire a predominantly feminine super-ego”. geoffrey gorer😂
incel fascist still posting five eyes derp. congratulations!
derping is only allowed by my rear eye, i wish i had five. cuba libre! with a slice of capitalist lemons.
the only reason why communism keep fsiling miserably is because western cucks like me living in capitalist societies keep moaning about it and never actually move there. i lack the nuts that s why im calling incel to myself. and i like putin so am also a fascist
as an americunt hillbilly feminized fragile i am expert at incel derping
ol’ clyde sure got you rattled, li’l incel.
inferior species americunt clyde depressed?—20-25% amerikans consume anti depressants daily
my ukie comrades required to redeploy few remaining competent brigades from donbas to kupyansk sumy to delay capitulation
welcome back jens, you have been missed.
bibi pumped more jizz in my anuz yesterday…living in israeli colony all americunt peasants now required to swallow hebrew jizz
open door for taliban jizz in my anuz for 20 yrs–now i live in shekelstien west virginny trailer [park
americunt sanctions make ruble strongest currency on earth—40% more valuable than in 2022
burgerstan is another kosher colony of israel—all 340 million anericunts now required too lick jew boots and scrub hebrew toilets
we are now thankfully entering the endgame of this nato triggered conflict.
russia is setting up a dim future for globalist aspirations ? china plans at the obvious stupidity of this great sorrow. globalists continue mis-stepping instead of diplomacy. getting the global oligarch class together to plan any future for humanity that is not dystopian is impossible. legacy hubris has no value
i wish that the russian army will in the near future get back the territories that they lost since 2022, like parts of the chernihiv oblast, sumy oblast, kharkov suburbs, izyum, the west bank of dniepr in the zaporizhia and nikolaev oblasts.