General Staff: Russia storms towns and villages on 2 fronts

OLHA HLUSHCHENKO – TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022, 06:58

Russian troops are mounting an assault on Sievierodonetsk and Bakhmut fronts, and are preparing to mount an offensive on the Lyman front.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 31 May

Details: Russia has not undertaken active combat operations on the Siversk front, but opened mortar fire on towns and villages near the Ukrainian-Russian border in Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts of Ukraine.

On the Slobozhansk front, Russian troops continue preparations to resume an offensive: they are studying the possible advance routes and stockpiling reinforcements of weapons, military equipment, and other resources from Russia.

On the Kharkiv front, Russian troops have not undertaken active combat operations.  They shelled civilian infrastructure around Terny, Lozova, Protopopivka, Rudneve, Sokolivka, and other towns and villages.

On the Sloviansk front, Russia’s main efforts are focused on maintaining its current positions and supply routes and creating favourable conditions to resume an offensive. Russian troops shelled civilian infrastructure in and around Dovhenke, Virnopillia, Hrushuvakha, and Velyka Komyshuvakha.

Russian forces made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the village of Dovhenke, but were forced to retreat to their previously occupied positions.

On the Donetsk front, Russian troops are firing on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using mortars, artillery, and multiple rocket launchers along the entire front line. Russia’s main efforts are focused on capturing Sievierodonetsk. Russian troops are making active use of electronic warfare equipment.

On the Lyman front, Russian troops are regrouping in preparation to mounting an offensive. They attempted to reconnoitre possible advance routes near the city of Lyman, but suffered losses and were forced to retreat.

On the Sievierodonetsk front, Russian troops are storming Sievierodonetsk and Toshkivka. Fighting continues.

On the Bakhmut front, Russian troops have attacked, but without success, in the areas of Zolote, Komyshuvakha, Nyrkove, Berestove, Pokrovske, and Dolomitne. Fighting is continuing there. 

Russia is attempting to reinforce units of its troops and replenish losses on the Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Novopavlivske, and Zaporizhzhia fronts. To this end, it is deploying obsolete military equipment and that which has been repaired after being damaged earlier in the war. Russian forces conducted aerial reconnaissance and air strikes on the villages of Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka.

On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian troops have not engaged in active combat operations, but fired on Oleksandrivka, Prybuzke, Posad-Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Osokorivka, Kniazivka, and Trudoliubivka.