Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 31
Photo: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the situation at the front on May 31 (Getty Images)
here were 191 combat engagements on the front line over the past day. Ukrainian forces struck 14 key enemy targets, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Over the past day, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven areas where enemy personnel, weapons, and equipment were concentrated, six command posts, 16 artillery systems, and one other important enemy target," the statement said.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted four assaults on Ukrainian defensive positions near Starytsia, Vovchansk, and Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk direction, 11 enemy attacks took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled assault actions by the enemy in the areas of Kindrashivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Zelenyi Hai, and in the direction of Pishchane.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 29 times, attempting to break into our defenses in the areas of Hrekivka, Kopanky, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and in the directions of Novyi Mir, Bilohorivka, Olhivka, and Karpivka.
In the Siversk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully stopped 11 enemy attacks towards Hryhorivka, Ivano-Darivka, and Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers launched two attacks near Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the area of Toretsk and in the directions of Dyliivka, Pleshchiivka, and Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 47 enemy assault actions in the areas of Zoria, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, Shevchenko Pershe, Myroliubivka, Zvirove, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Novosergiivka, Udachne, Andriivka, Muravka, Kotliarivka, and Oleksiivka.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 25 attacks over the past day in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Bahatyr, Odradne, Shevchenko, Novopil, Vilne Pole, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, and in the direction of the settlement of Komar.
In the Huliaipole direction, there were no combat engagements over the past day.
In the Orikhiv direction, occupying forces launched four assaults on the Defense Forces' positions in the area of Stepove and in the direction of Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled four enemy attacks.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.
Over the past day, 34 combat engagements occurred in this direction. The enemy launched 14 airstrikes, dropping 24 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 245 shelling attacks, nine of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian losses in Ukraine
In total, Russian losses amounted to 1,250 personnel over the past day. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed two tanks, five armored fighting vehicles, 54 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, one air defense system, 145 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 109 units of enemy automotive equipment.
