Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 30
Illustrative photo: General Staff of Ukraine reported on the situation at the front (Getty Images)
Over the past 24 hours, there were 173 combat engagements at the front. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Pokrovsk direction, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"During the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck eight concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment, one command post, four artillery systems, and one air defense asset of the Russian occupiers," the General Staff wrote.
Situation at the front
In the Kharkiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine enemy attacks in the areas of Starytsia and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk direction, four attacks were carried out by the Russian occupiers near Stepova Novoselivka and Nova Kruhliakivka villages.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 13 times near Lypove, Hrekivka, and Ridkodub.
In the Siversk direction, Russians attacked Ukrainian defenders' positions seven times toward Hryhorivka and near Ivano-Dariivka settlements.
In the Kramatorsk direction, there were seven combat engagements near the settlements of Predtechyne, Bila Hora, Stupochky, and the areas of Kurdiumivka and Chasiv Yar.
Battle maps (facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua)
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy launched six attacks near Druzhba, Nelipivka, and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 66 offensive actions by the aggressor near the settlements of Zoria, Popiv Yar, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, and others.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the Defense Forces stopped 24 attacks near the Kostiantynopil, Bahatyr, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Vilne Pole, and Novodarivka settlements.
In the Orikhiv direction, Russians attacked three times near Stepove and Shcherbaky villages.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy conducted one offensive action, which was unsuccessful.
In the Kursk direction, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 attacks by Russian occupiers over the past day.
Russian losses in the war
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has lost more than 986,000 personnel. In the past day alone, the Defense Forces eliminated 1,140 troops. Additionally, the following were destroyed:
- 1 tank
- 2 armored fighting vehicles
- 35 artillery systems
