In the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Kharkiv front has become a focal point for some of the most intense military engagements in recent days. Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed multiple times across the war zone, with Ukrainian forces successfully repelling Russian attacks and inflicting significant losses on the opposing side.
Over the last day, Ukrainian forces have mounted two attacks on Russian positions near the settlements of Slobozhanske, Lyptsi, Vovchansk, and Starytsia on the Kharkiv front. According to the spokesperson for Ukraine’s General Staff, Dmytro Lykhovii, who reported on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast, “A total of 116 combat engagements have taken place across the front of the Russo-Ukrainian war over the past 24 hours. Comparatively speaking, this is 50 less than a week ago.”
The intensity of the fighting on the Kharkiv front has resulted in substantial Russian losses. Updated data indicates that Russian forces lost over 220 personnel (with 64 killed in action) and 32 pieces of weapons and military equipment in the north of Kharkiv Oblast within a single day. Among the equipment destroyed by Ukrainian forces were one tank, one armored combat vehicle, four howitzers and mortars, nine strategic and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and six units of vehicles.
The Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast has also seen intense combat, with Ukrainian forces repelling 42 Russian attacks. Supported by aircraft, Russian troops attempted to force Ukrainian defenders out of their positions. The engagements on this front resulted in the loss of more than 320 Russian personnel (with 118 killed in action) and 20 pieces of weapons and military equipment, further underscoring the challenges faced by Russian forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been vocal in seeking more direct involvement from Ukraine’s allies to aid in intercepting Russian missiles and using Western weapons against the amassed Russian military equipment near the border.
Amidst these developments, Ukrainian forces continue to hold their ground. In the Kupiansk direction, ongoing battles in the areas of Synkivka, Berestove, Nevske, and Makiivka are under Ukrainian control, with significant Russian losses including the destruction of an infantry fighting vehicle and three armored personnel carriers.
Relevant articles:
– Ukraine takes down 220 Russian soldiers, destroys 32 pieces of equipment on Kharkiv front over last day , Euromaidan Press, 05/22/2024
– Zelenskyy pushes allies for direct involvement in Ukraine’s war with Russia, Al Jazeera English, 05/21/2024
– Kremlin says Zelenskyy ‘slipping into hysterics’ wanting the West to get directly involved in the war, CNBC, 05/21/2024
– Russia-Ukraine war – latest: Putin orders nuclear weapons drill as Kyiv’s forces ‘inflict maximum casualties’, Yahoo! Voices, 05/21/2024
– Ukrainian forces attack Russians twice on Kharkiv front, causing Russians to lose 60 soldiers – Ukraine’s General Staff, Ukrainska Pravda, 05/22/2024
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