Fighting near Hnutove ends in enemy’s failure | Міністерство оборони України
Monday, May 25. DONBAS – According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, last night, the terrorists shelled Opytne, Pisky, Butovka mine, Kamyanka, Verhnetoretske, Avdiyvka, Hranitne, Berezove, and Taramchuk with tanks armament, mortars and artillery of prohibited calibers.
In Luhansk direction, they attacked Sokilnyky, Stanytsya Luhanska and Shchastya.
In Mariupol direction, the militants shelled Shyrokyne with mortars, self-propelled artillery mounts, grenade launchers and small arms.
There was a fighting near Hnutove ended in the enemy’s failure.
In Artemivsk direction, a sniper targeted the Ukrainian govt forces positions near Slavkovychi. Enemy used mortars against Bohuslavske.
The enemy’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were seen in the region.
Combat training of tank units in Dnipropetrovsk oblast | Міністерство оборони України
Monday, May 25. DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST – Ukrainian tank units underwent training. They worked out skills of driving cross country, chose artillery positions, and underwent firearms and tactical special training.
The aim of this training is to enhance practical skills of tank units, increase the methodological level of their commanding officers, and coordinate actions of each tank crew.
According to the unit leader, servicemen used standard weapons (T-64BV tank armament). The organizers paid particular attention to coordination of units’ actions as well as full interoperability of crew members.
Militants use banned weapons to continuously shell Donetsk region| Ukrinform
KYIV, May 25 /Ukrinform/. In the night from May 24 to May 25, the militants used tanks, artillery and mortars of banned calibers to launch attacks in Donetsk direction.
This is reported by the ATO press center.
The terrorists launched attacks on the villages of Opytne, Pisky, the mine of Butivka, Kamianka, Verkhniotoretske, the town of Avdiyivka, Hranitne, Berezove, and Taramchuk.
In the area of Luhansk, the militants fired on the villages of Sokolnyky, Stanytsia Luhanska and the town of Shastya.
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Two Belarusians detained in Lysychansk, Luhansk region| Ukrinform
KYIV, May 25 /Ukrinform/. Ukrainian military have detained two citizens of Belarus, a 37-year-old and 34-year-old residents of Brest region at the checkpoint in the city of Lysychansk, 90 kilometers northeast of Luhansk. They attempted to infiltrate into the rebel-occupied territory and to fight in the ranks of the terrorists.
Luhansk military and civil administration head Hennady Moskal reported on the official website.
"One of them is a former paratrooper, the second one has not served in the army, but i listed in reserve for military service in his country. The Belarusians have illegally crossed the state border into Ukraine in Volyn region, and then traveled through the whole country to Luhansk region. They tried to explain that they wanted to get into the occupied town of Perevalsk to stay with the relatives, but later they admitted that they actually arrived to fight on the side of the Luhansk rebels. They made their statements in writing, and had their confessions videotaped," the statement noted.
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Donbas Battalion: One soldier killed, two wounded in fighting near Mariupol : UNIAN news
A soldier of the National Guard was killed and two were injured in fierce fighting in the village of Shyrokyne on Sunday, the press service of the Donbas Battalion reported on its Facebook page on Monday.
"Yesterday, for the whole evening and until midnight, a fierce fight went on in the village of Shyrokyne. The Donbas battalion held their positions at the cost of the life of a fighter. Another two were injured," the report says.
According to the report, Russian-backed militants fired artillery, mortars, and rocket-propelled grenades. The Ukrainian army repelled the attacks, destroying a large number of militant equipment and manpower, Donbas said.
"As a result of yesterday's fighting, two soldiers were seriously wounded. The first soldier has serious wounds, a lot of hits, his heel is shattered, and his foot might have to be amputated. The doctors are doing everything possible to save it. Another soldier got contusions - he has numerous bruises and wounds," the press service of the battalion said.
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Reuters takes photos of Russian military vehicles moving to Ukraine border - read on - uatoday.tv
A convoy of dozens of military vehicles was moving towards Russia's border with Ukraine on Sunday, May 24
UNIAN: The pictures of the convoy were taken by a Reuters stringer near the Russian southern town of Matveev Kurgan, near the Russian-Ukrainian border in Rostov region in Russia, the Ukrainian news service
TSN reported.
The military vehicles, including
Uragan multiple rocket launchers, military trucks without license plates and few armored personnel carriers, crossed the southern Russian town of Matveev Kurgan and turned to the fields from the road near the border with Ukraine, according to a Reuters journalist.
As was earlier reported, numerous reports by journalists operating in and around the Ukrainian-controlled city of
Mariupol in Donetsk region say that Russia is continuing to mass thousands of soldiers in the area, with the movement of troops indicating a possible offensive in the near future, military analysts say.
