General Staff: Russian mounts new offensive on Sloviansk front

Olha Hlushchenko – Friday, 27 May 2022, 07:00

Russian occupation forces have resumed their offensive on the Sloviansk front and are firing on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on Friday, 27 May

Details: On the Siversk front, Russian troops continue to reinforce their cover of the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions of Russia; up to 2 battalion tactical groups of the Russian Airborne Forces have been deployed in the area.

On the Slobozhansk front, Russia is training military personnel to replenish Motor Rifle, Tank, and Artillery units. Russian troops are firing on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and planting mines along the routes of possible advance of Ukrainian troops.

On the Kharkiv front, Russia’s efforts are focused on maintaining its current positions and hindering the advance of Ukrainian troops.

On the Sloviansk front, Russian occupation forces have resumed their offensive and are firing on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions.

Russia is mounting a new offensive on the Donetsk front. Russian troops are firing on units of Ukrainian troops, launching missile strikes, and regrouping.

Russian troops are attempting to maintain their recent successes on the Bakhmut front. Their goal is to interrupt the logistics and supply routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and cut off units of Ukrainian troops from the main forces.

On the Lyman front, Russia is conducting reconnaissance and attempting to gain a foothold in the city of Lyman with the support of artillery.

On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian troops continue to take measures to maintain their control over Kherson Oblast. They have increased the frequency with which they fire on the Ukrainian Armed Forces and are conducting aerial reconnaissance, as well as performing military engineering tasks to reinforce their positions. Reserve units have been deployed to reinforce the Russian military presence on this front.

There were no changes on other fronts across Ukraine or in the waters of the Black and Azov seas.