There were 189 combat engagements at the front, with the most difficult situation in the Pokrovsk direction. The AFU destroyed UAV control points and more than 60 occupiers in the past day.
Since the beginning of the day, 189 combat engagements have occurred at the front. Russian troops launched one missile strike and 62 airstrikes, dropped 170 guided aerial bombs, deployed over 5,600 kamikaze drones, and carried out more than 2,200 shellings. This was reported by the General Staff of the AFU, according to UNN .
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The situation remains most tense in the Pokrovsk direction, where the occupiers conducted 40 attacks in the areas of Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Novopavlivka, Udachne, and several other settlements. According to preliminary data, the Ukrainian military eliminated 63 Russian servicemen there and wounded 12 others. Special equipment, drone control points, and nearly 200 UAVs were also destroyed.
Active fighting also continued in the Huliaipole, Kostiantynivka, Lyman, and Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi directions. In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 attacks, and in the Kostiantynivka direction – 11 assaults.
The General Staff noted that the Defense Forces continue to restrain the offensive of Russian troops, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupiers along the entire front line. --->READ MORE HERE
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its operational update as of 22:00 on May 19, 2026, published on Facebook.
“A total of 189 combat engagements have occurred since the beginning of the day. The enemy launched one missile strike using one missile, carried out 62 airstrikes, and dropped 170 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the enemy deployed 5,662 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,241 attacks on populated areas and positions of our troops,” the statement said.
According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, two combat clashes occurred throughout the day. The enemy carried out 81 attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian troop positions, including two using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy launched six assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Izbytske, Hraniv, Lyman, Radkivka, Vilcha, and Starytsia.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack near Kucherivka.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted eight attempts by Russian forces to advance near Drobysheve, Ozerne, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces successfully repelled three Russian attempts to advance near Riznykivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk and Orikhiv sectors, the enemy did not conduct active operations throughout the day.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces successfully repelled 11 enemy assaults in the Kostiantynivka sector near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, and Dovha Balka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy launched 40 attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Dorozhnie, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Novopavlivka, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Kucheriv Yar, Vilne, Serhiivka, and Hruzke. Two clashes are still ongoing. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to +++++relevant+++++ and related stories:
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