In the past day, 233 combat clashes were recorded along the front line between Ukrainian defenders and the armed forces of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning summary on May 25.
This is reported by Finway
Enemy losses and actions of Ukrainian troops
The defense forces struck at six locations where enemy personnel were concentrated, destroyed a command post for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as three Russian artillery systems. Active combat actions took place in various directions along the front.
In the Northern Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, one enemy assault action was recorded, while in the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks. In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian troops stopped four attempts by the Russians to advance. In the Lyman direction, the occupiers attempted to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 11 times.
Hot spots on the map of combat actions
In the Sloviansk direction, there were eight assaults by the enemy, and in the Kramatorsk direction, one attack. In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russian units attacked positions near Pleshchiyivka, Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Rusynyi Yar 15 times.
“In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 38 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Toretske, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novopavlivka, Muravka, and towards the settlements of Kucheryv Yar, Shevchenko, Bilitske,” the report states.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, four attacks by the enemy were recorded. In the Huliaipole direction, Russian troops made 28 attempts to advance in the areas of Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, as well as towards Hirke, Novo Zaporizhzhia, Staroukrainka, Verkhnia Tersia, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three enemy attempts to advance, while in the Dnipro direction, the Russian army attacked twice in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
The initiative is shifting to Ukrainian forces
According to the assessment of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from May 21, Ukrainian units are gradually regaining tactical initiative in certain areas of the front. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov emphasized during a meeting with journalists that Ukrainian forces have significantly slowed the advance of Russian troops and begun to seize the initiative. Among the key factors, he noted the blocking of the Starlink system for the aggressor and the strengthening of strikes using medium-range drones.
At the same time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, noted on May 19 that possible offensive operations by Russia through Belarus are real.
