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General Staff's summary: Russians did not take Severodonetsk and withdrew with losses

28 May, 2022
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General Staff's summary: Russians did not take Severodonetsk and withdrew with losses

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The 94th day of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation began. In the Severodonetsk direction, the Defense Forces held their positions.


The General Staff published a morning report on the situation on the fronts of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to strengthen the protection of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The grouping is reinforced by mobile electronic warfare groups operating along the border. The training of reserve officers for the needs of recruiting units of the air force and air defense forces in educational institutions of Belarus continues.

The division of the Iskander-M OTRK was moved to the area of ​​​​the settlement of Luninets, Brest region. The threat of attacks on infrastructure and the Defense Forces from Belarus remains.

In the Seversk direction, the enemy is eluding the cover of the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. Significant changes in the activities of enemy units were not noted.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the invaders are shelling the Defense Forces so that they cannot continue moving towards the border to the north and northeast of Kharkiv. Take measures to provide logistics and make up for losses.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy did not conduct active offensive operations. Fired at civilian infrastructure in the area of ​​Ternovaya, Prudyanka, Russian Tishkov, Kutuzovka, Varvarovka, Petrovka, Mikhailovka, Korobochkino and others. Remotely mined the area in the possible areas of action of the Defense Forces.

In the Slavic direction, the enemy did not conduct active hostilities, conducted enhanced reconnaissance. The main efforts are focused on holding occupied positions, replenishing losses and reserves, as well as creating conditions for the resumption of the offensive.

He carried out artillery shelling of civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Studenok, Svyatogorsk, Bogorodichnoye, Karnaukhovka and Vernopolye. Forces of army aviation continued to inflict airstrikes in the area of ​​Dovgenkiy.

With the support of artillery, he unsuccessfully tried to develop offensive operations in the Pasika area.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is conducting active offensive operations. It continues the fire destruction of our units along the line of contact, inflicts missile strikes. Increased the intensity of operations of operational-tactical and army aviation.

In the Liman direction, the enemy continued shelling from mortars and multiple launch rocket systems in the areas of the settlements of Ozernoye and Dibrova. Near the latter, he launched air strikes. Trying to gain a foothold in the area of ​​the city of Liman.

In the Severodonetsk direction, with the support of artillery, he vainly stormed Severodonetsk, Oskolonovka and Toshkovka, suffered losses and retreated to previously occupied positions.

He is trying to develop success in the Bakhmut direction, to go to the rear of our troops and disrupt the logistical support routes. With the support of mortar and artillery fire, he carried out offensive and assault operations in the area of ​​​​Nagorny, Vasilyevka, Kamyshevakhi and Vozrozhdeniye. But to no avail, he eventually left.

In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy used artillery against civilian infrastructure in Novobakhmutovka, Novoselovka II, Vesele, Avdeevka, Peski and Krasnogorovka. Inflicted airstrikes on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Yakovlevka, Avdeevka, Vesele and Kamenka.

He did not conduct active offensive operations in the Kurakhovsky direction, deployed rocket and cannon artillery at firing positions, fired at the positions of the Defense Forces and civilian infrastructure near Maryinka, Okhotnichy and Pavlovka.

In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye directions, he fired at civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Vremovka, Poltavka, Krasnoye, Gulyaipole, Orekhov, Kamenskoye and others. Enemy army aviation operated near Olgovsky.

As a result of the actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the enemy suffered significant losses and retreated in the areas of the settlements of Novopol and Novodarovka.

In the South Buzh direction, the occupiers are concentrating their main efforts on maintaining the occupied lines and fortifying the positions of the third line of defense. After the offensive of the Defense Forces, the enemy suffered losses and took up defensive positions at unfavorable lines. The fights continue. The invaders fired at civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Osokorovka, Novovorontsovka, Blagodatnoye, Zarya and Tavrichesky. Continues to build up the air defense system in the Krivoy Rog direction. To make up for the losses, a grouping of obsolete T-62 tanks removed from storage provides.

Covert mobilization continues in Russia. The enemy is still removing obsolete weapons and military equipment from storage. Reservists are being trained in the Voronezh region.

Over the past day, eight enemy attacks were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, five tanks were destroyed.


The Odessa Journal

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