Ukraine strikes concentration of Russian troops in Bryansk region
Photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces (zsu.gov.ua)
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a series of strikes overnight on May 21-22, 2026, targeting Russian military infrastructure in temporarily occupied territories and border regions of Russia, according to the General Staff of Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Strikes on air defense systems and command posts
According to the General Staff, one of the targets hit was an Osa surface-to-air missile system deployed in Donetsk.
Strikes were also recorded on enemy command and observation posts in Novopetrykivka in the Donetsk region and in Tyotkino in Russia’s Kursk region.
In addition, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a command post near Voskresenka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and a communications hub in Verkhnii Tokmak Druhyi in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Attacks on drone infrastructure and warehouses
Ukrainian troops also targeted drone control centers in Selydove, Malynivka, and Vesele in the Donetsk region.
In addition, ammunition depots in Velyka Novosilka, a logistics warehouse in Donetsk, and a similar facility in Rovenky in the Luhansk region were hit.
Strikes on manpower and crossings
The Defense Forces also struck areas where Russian troops were concentrated in Selydove, Ukrayinka, and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, in Malynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and in Troyebortnoye in Russia’s Bryansk region.
The statement also mentioned strikes on crossings over the Oskil and Bakhmutivka rivers near Holubivka in the Kharkiv region and Siversk in the Donetsk region.
Focus on the Bryansk region
Particular attention was drawn to strikes in Russia’s Bryansk region, where, according to the Ukrainian side, a concentration of Russian personnel was hit.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief involving military officials, intelligence representatives, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Foreign Ministry, participants discussed the situation in the Belarus-Bryansk direction.
According to Zelenskyy, Russia is considering possible scenarios for attacks on Ukraine, including potential operations through the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction from the territory of Belarus and Russia’s Bryansk region.
