The Russian occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on attempts to fully occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

This is stated in the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on May 29.

The situation in the main directions

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the operational situation remains stable, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the occupiers have been found.

In the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. During the day, he launched an air strike near Milovy, Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Pavlivka, Katerynivka, Shevchenkove, Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region, as well as Udy, Strilecha, Hlyboke, Morokhovets, Ternova, Izbytske, Starytsia, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Pletenivka, Tykhe, Vovchanski Khutory, Mala Vovcha, Varvarivka, Budarky, Zemlyanky, Chuhunovka in Kharkiv region.

In the Kupiansk direction, the Russians conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Masyutivka area of the Kharkiv region during the day. Artillery and mortar attacks hit Kolodiazne, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masiutivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Kyslivka, Hlushkivka, Berestovo, Bohuslavka in Kharkiv region.

In the Liman direction, the occupiers did not carry out offensive operations during the day. Air strikes were carried out in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region and disputed Donetsk region. Artillery shelling hit Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Spirne in Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations during the day. Struck an air strike near Toretsk, Donetsk region. Vasiukivka, Kramatorsk, Tikhonivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechyne, Bila Hora, Zalizne and New York of Donetsk region suffered from enemy shelling.

In the Avdiivka direction, the Russians also did not attack.

However, air strikes were carried out in the areas of Avdiivka and Vodiane, Donetsk region. Artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Karlivka of Donetsk region was carried out.

In the Maryinka direction, our defenders launched 12 attacks by invaders near Marinka. The enemy launched an air strike in the area of Georgievka. At the same time, Marinka and Heorhiivka, Donetsk region, were subjected to enemy shelling.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Vuhledar and Prechystivka. He shelled the settlements of Praskoviyivka, Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka and Shakhtarske.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to conduct defensive actions. He launched air strikes in the areas of Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhia region. Shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Donetsk region; Olhivske, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriivka and Stepnogrisk of Zaporizhia region; Kachkarivka, Mylove, Kozatske, Burgunka, Lviv, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Komyshany, Dniprovske, Kizomis of Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold positions / Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine / Facebook

Retaliatory strikes

Aviation of the Defense Forces during the day inflicted 15 strikes on areas of concentration of enemy personnel and military equipment.

Missile troops and artillery units hit 3 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot, 3 air defense systems and 3 more important enemy targets.

Looting in the occupied territories

Russian occupiers continue to rob civilians. Thus, in the captured Svatove, Luhansk region, farms that, due to the departure of the owner, cannot provide some documents on ownership, simply take away combines, trucks and other expensive equipment.

Earlier, the General Staff clarified the number of downed drones and missiles during a massive attack on May 29.

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