14 Russian attacks repulsed, 29 pieces of Russian military equipment destroyed in eastern Ukraine

Kateryna Tyshchenko – Thursday, 19 May 2022, 22:50

On Thursday, 19 May, the Ukrainian Joint Forces repulsed 14 Russian attacks on the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts; fighting continues at 2 locations.

Source: Joint Forces Task Force; Skhid [East] Task Force

Details: Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Joint Forces destroyed 8 Russian tanks, 14 armoured combat vehicles, and 6 motor vehicles.

The Air Defence Forces shot down 1 Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle over Ukrainian Donbas.

In the territory overseen by the Skhid Task Force, Russian losses comprised 40 military personnel, 2 tanks, and 2 armoured personnel carriers.

Russian troops shelled around 50 towns and villages in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts on 19 May, destroying or damaging over 40 civilian objects, including 31 residential houses, a sanatorium, a sports complex, a technical college dormitory, a bank office, the premises of a District Department for Education, the premises of a transport enterprise, and a gas pipeline. At least 8 civilians were killed in the shelling, 9 more sustained injuries. Rescue and search operations continue.