13:27 General advancement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Bogdanovka and Dubovo-Vasilyevka from May 11 to May 19. Here the enemy pushed back units of the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 9th Motorized Rifle Brigade. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy here had only minor advances in his favor. The enemy had the most serious advance in the first days after the start of the counteroffensive.
Now the enemy continues to attack, using previously accumulated reserves, hoping to achieve some more progress in their favor, while Wagner clears Artemovsk. After that, the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin to change here.
13:07 Video – Statement by the head of the press center of the group “South”
– At the Soledaro-Artemovsky operational direction, an attempt to attack the Ukrainian company tactical group was prevented.
The enemy suffered losses in manpower and armored vehicles.
– The calculation of the anti-aircraft missile system “Buk-M3” of the “Southern” group of forces destroyed two missiles of the enemy’s “Haymars” air defense system.
– In the Avdeevka operational direction, a rifle group of a special forces unit of the Yug group shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the Fury type.
As a result of a fire raid by artillery crews of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system of the formation of the Southern Military District in the area of the settlement of Gornyak, ten units of transport vehicles and a 155-mm self-propelled gun were destroyed.
– In the Maryinsky operational direction, units of the motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District during the attacking actions destroyed five artillery pieces of various calibers, three firing positions of enemy mortars and a stronghold of a platoon of the 110th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, in the area of the settlement of Pobeda, two attempts to rotate Ukrainian units in combat positions were thwarted.
12:35 In Krivoy Rog, local authorities confirmed the arrival at an industrial enterprise. Shops destroyed.
12:18 Video – In the course of work in the zone of the special military operation, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, inspected the forward command post of one of the formations of the Vostok group of troops in the Zaporozhye direction.
At the command post, the head of the Russian military department heard reports from the commander of the Vostok group and headquarters officers on the current situation, the nature of enemy actions and the performance of combat missions by Russian troops in the main tactical directions.
At the headquarters of the grouping of troops, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation held a meeting with the commander of the grouping, at which he noted the high efficiency of identifying and destroying military equipment and concentrations of enemy personnel in the main directions of the grouping. The commander and commanders were given the task of continuing active integrated reconnaissance in order to reveal enemy plans in advance and prevent their implementation.
He also paid special attention to the organization of comprehensive support for the troops involved in the special military operation and the creation of conditions for the safe deployment of personnel.
At the end of the work, Sergei Shoigu thanked the military personnel performing tasks in the special military operation zone. For their selflessness and heroism, he presented state awards to servicemen. Including the Order of Courage, the insignia “St. George’s Cross” and the medal “For Courage”.
“High awards are a high appreciation of your military work. Thank you for this. I hope you will continue to faithfully serve our country, for the benefit of its people! Congratulations, and take care of yourself!” Sergei Shoigu said.
12:05 The situation in Bakhmut is critical: having occupied the fortified area “Domino”, PMC “Wagner” knocks out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the last piece of the city
Ukrainian military analysts report this in the operational report.
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