SITUATIONAL AWARENESS:There they go again > General Staff reports "difficult situation" near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast...The "situation is also tense" on the Pokrovsk, Kupiansk, Kharkiv and Vremivka fronts.

Sixty-six combat engagements occurred on the front lines on Monday, with the fiercest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Kharkiv sectors.

Situation at front escalated, Pokrovsk sector hottest – General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a situation update as of 17:00 Monday, May 27, Ukrinform reports.
The enemy is also concentrating its attacks near Chasiv Yar.
"Our soldiers stand in the way of the offensive attempts of the Russian occupiers and inflict significant losses on them," the General Staff said.
The number of combat clashes in the Kharkiv sector has increased to ten, with four of them still ongoing. The situation is under control, with Ukrainian defenders strengthening the stability of the defense there.
The Russian army has already used 17 glide bombs in this section of the front. In particular, the invaders hit Vovchansk, Lyptsi and Staryi Saltiv with glide bombs.

• In the Kupiansk sector, with support from the air, Russian troops made seven attempts to wedge themselves into the Ukrainian defense lines, attacking Ukrainian positions near Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Berestove, Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Nevske, and Miasozharivka. 
• The enemy hit Ozerne, Kupiansk and Petropavlivka with guided aerial bombs.
• The Russians carried out three assaults in the Lyman sector, attacking Ukrainian positions near Terny. 

"Our troops are acting actively and giving [the enemy] a worthy rebuff," the General Staff said.
Ukrainian defenders repelled five more enemy attacks in the Siversk sector. They stopped three enemy assaults near Vyimka, one near Verkhniokamianske and one near Spirne, where the aggressor attacked with the support of aircraft.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian troops have already carried out five assault operations outside Novyi, not far from Chasiv Yar. The invaders launched two attacks near Klishchiivka and Ivanivske. In total, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks in the Kramatorsk sector.

Tarasivka and Druzhba were hit by Russian airstrikes.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the number of enemy assaults since the beginning of the day has increased to 16. The Russians are attacking Ukrainian units near Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Sokil, Umanske, Novoselivka Persha, and Netailove. The situation is tense.
Russian aircraft struck Sokil and Zhelanne.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled eight attacks launched by the invaders. The situation is under control.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian forces have already made five offensive attempts. In addition to Staromaiorske, they were also active near Urozhaine. The enemy attacked Piatykhatky from aircraft.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russian army made one unsuccessful attack near Robotyne.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks near Krynky and other bridgeheads on the east bank of the Dnipro River.

Ukrainian defenders are exhausting the Russian troops along the entire line of contact.
"All necessary measures are being taken to strengthen the defense and decisions are being made quickly," the General Staff said.

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General Staff reports difficult situation near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast

TETYANA OLIYNYK — MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024, 23:45

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that eight combat clashes have taken place on the Kurakhove front since the beginning of the day: 

• the situation is difficult south of Kostyantynivka. 
• The situation is also tense on these other fronts:
  • Pokrovsk,
  • Kupiansk,
  • Kharkiv and
  • Vremivka 

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Source: General Staff report as of 22:30 on 27 May

Quote: "Eight combat clashes took place on the Kurakhove front. Fighting continues in the area of Krasnohorivka. The situation is tense south of the village of Kostiantynivka, where our soldiers are taking active stabilisation measures."

Details: A total of 97 combat clashes have taken place in the contact line over the past day.

The Russians launched two missile attacks using two missiles and 43 airstrikes using 50 guided aerial bombs, and deployed 418 kamikaze drones. They fired on Ukrainian positions and settlements more than 2,900 times using various types of weapons.

There have been 10 combat clashes on the Kharkiv front since the beginning of the day.

On the Kupiansk front, seven attacks by Russian forces were repelled in the vicinity of Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Hrekivka and Nevske. In one of the areas, the Russians had partial success. In addition, two combat clashes continue near Myasozharivka.

On the Lyman front, the Russians made five attempts to advance towards Terny. Three attacks were repelled. Two other combat clashes are ongoing.

Quote: "On the Siversk front, over the past day our defenders have repelled five enemy assaults in the areas of Verkhniokamianske, Spirne and Vyimka. The enemy had no success. The situation remains tense near Bilohorivka, where the fighting is currently ongoing.

On the Kramatorsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped eight enemy attempts to approach Chasiv Yar.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian troops repelled 21 enemy attacks. Eleven Russian assault attempts to break through further than Ocheretyne were unsuccessful. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers prevented five enemy attacks in the area of Novoselivka Persha. Fighting continues near Sokil, Novoselivka Persha, Yasnobrodivka and Nevelske. The situation is tense in some areas. The defence forces are taking active measures to prevent the enemy from advancing.

On the Vremivka front, four enemy assaults towards Urozhaine were repelled, and two towards Staromaiorske. At the same time, the enemy continues to attempt to break through our defences near Staromaiorske, where three battles are currently underway.

On the Orikhiv front, the Russian invaders suffered another failure when they tried to assault our positions near Robotyne.

On the Prydniprovske front, at the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River, seven enemy attempts to push back our units in the vicinity of Krynky failed.

Since the beginning of the day, our aviation units and Rocket Forces and Artillery have struck 24 Russian personnel clusters and two artillery systems."