On the Donetsk front, the occupiers are attempting to advance along the entire line of contact - General Staff

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022, 6:48 P.M.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops are attempting to conduct offensive operations along the entire line of contact.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 6 pm.

Quote: "On the Donetsk front, the enemy group is attempting to conduct offensive operations along the entire line of contact, shelling settlements with artillery. In the areas of Bakhmut, Klynove, Soledar and Vovchoiarivka, the enemy launched missile and bomb strikes from Su-35 aircraft. The enemy also conducted air reconnaissance using Orlan-10 UAVs."

Details: On the Sievierodonetsk front, with the support of artillery, the occupiers are attempting to attack near the settlements of Borovenky and Sievierodonetsk.

On the Bakhmut front, the aggressor attempted to break through the defence of the Ukrainian troops, but had no success and retreated.

On the Avdiivka front, the invader carried out assault operations in an attempt to take control of a section of the Novobakhmutivka-Novoselivka Druha road, but was unsuccessful.

On the Kurakhiv front, with the support of artillery and aviation fire, the occupiers are advancing on the settlement of Novomykhailivka; the fighting continues.

Russian units made an unsuccessful attempt to attack near the settlement of Marinka.

In Mariupol, the occupiers concentrated their main efforts on blocking Ukrainian units in the area of ​​the Azovstal plant.

No significant changes in the position or condition of the Russian troops were recorded on the Volyn, Polessia and Siversk fronts.

Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus continue to carry out their mission of reinforcing the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel oblasts.

The armed forces of Belarus are continuing activities associated with the second stage of their combat readiness test. As part of these activities, one of their training grounds was used for training in building a pontoon crossing and charging a water obstacle.

The threat of missile and bomb strikes from the territory of Belarus on infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine remains.

In order to prevent the movement of Ukrainian units on the Siversk front, the command of the armed forces of the Russian Federation continues to hold units from the Eastern Military District in the border areas of Bryansk and Kursk oblasts. The occupiers shell settlements in Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts from Russian territory.

On the Kharkiv front, Russian units are focusing their main efforts on holding their positions and preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops to the state border of Ukraine. The occupiers carried out artillery shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On the Slaviansk front, the occupiers are regrouping and replenishing troops and stockpiling supplies in order to prepare for an offensive in the Slaviansk area. The occupiers tried to improve the tactical situation in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Dovhenke, but had no success.

On the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts, the aggressors did not conduct active hostilities. In order to contain the Ukrainian troops, they fired with tubed artillery and mortars. At the same time, the occupiers are providing engineering equipment for the second line of defence.

On the Pivdenny Buh front, the aggressors did not conduct active hostilities. Shelling of Ukrainian units from mortars and tubed artillery was recorded. The aggressors are continuing engineering work to equip the second line of defence with reinforced concrete structures.

Invader ship groupings in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas are carrying out their missions of isolating combat areas and blocking civilian navigation.

In the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, measures are being taken to restore the combat capability of Russian units that have suffered significant losses. According to available information, combat coordination of units of the 126th Separate Coastal Defence Brigade and the 810th Separate Marine Infantry Brigade is planned to be carried out at certain training grounds on the peninsula.