Ukrainian Armed Forces ousted Russian troops near the village of Sirotino in the Severodonetsk direction. As a result of hostilities, the enemy suffered losses and retreated.
It’s mentioned in the morning summary General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of the morning, May 17.
At the same time, the offensive of the Russian army in the Eastern Operational Zone continues. The main efforts of the enemy concentrated on the Donetsk direction.
On the Donetsk direction the enemy continues shelling from mortars, cannon artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and uses aircraft.
On the Donetsk and Luhansk directions Over the past 24 hours, eleven enemy attacks were repulsed, five tanks, one Tor anti-aircraft missile system, six artillery systems, twelve units of armored combat vehicles and one enemy vehicle were destroyed.
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The enemy made three unsuccessful assault attempts on the Bakhmut (in the direction of Vyskriv), Avdeevsky (in the direction of Kamenka) and Kurakhovsky (in the direction of Ugledar) directions.
On the Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye directions the enemy did not conduct active hostilities. Carried out fire destruction of civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Kamenskoye, Orekhov, Novoselka and Gulyaipole.
On the Volyn and Polesye directions the situation has not undergone significant changes, and the threat of air-missile strikes from the territory of Belarus against the infrastructure facilities of Ukraine continues to exist.
On the Seversky direction the enemy continues to carry out enhanced security of the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border. In the area of the settlement Belokopytovo, Sumy region, the enemy fired mortars at units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
On the Slobozhansky direction the enemy concentrates his main efforts on deterring the offensive of the Defense Forces units.
On the Kharkiv direction The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on holding positions and preventing the advance of our troops. On the Slavic direction – carries out understaffing and replenishment of losses, trying to resume the offensive.
On the Yuzhnobugsky direction enemy units did not conduct active hostilities, they fired at our units from cannon artillery and mortars in the areas of the settlements of Limany, Tavrichesky, Trudolyubovka and Osokorovka.
On the Bessarabian direction, as a result of a missile strike from Russian strategic aircraft, civilian infrastructure facilities were hit in the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district of the Odessa region, and private buildings were destroyed.
Over the previous day, air defense units of the Ground Forces and the Air Force hit five air targets: a Su-25 aircraft, three operational-tactical UAVs and a cruise missile.
Attack aviation of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain directions continued to inflict fire strikes on the enemy from the air and support the combat operations of our troops.
