Russian occupiers tried to launch an offensive in the Luhansk region in four directions. However, they received a fitting rebuff.. Ukrainian defenders forced the invaders to retreat to their previous positions. This was announced by the head of the OVA Sergey Gaidai.
“The unsuccessful attempt by the Russians to advance at Oskolonovka, Purdovka, Shchedrishchevo and Smolyaninovo, the destroyed bridge, in Severodonetsk, people who photographed military equipment were detained,” the report says..
It is noted that the invaders from four directions at once tried to break into Severodonetsk, but received a fitting rebuff and retreated to their previous positions..
However, artillery and mortar shelling of residential areas continued.. Almost every controlled settlement was affected.
“Between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, the span of the bridge near the railway station was destroyed,” Gaidai noted.
In addition, several people who were photographing military equipment were detained yesterday.. The detainees will be dealt with by the SBU.
“Regarding the destruction of the housing stock: seven houses were damaged in Severodonetsk in a day, five in Lisichansk. Also five each - in Toshkovka and Porkov. Four - in Vrubovka, three each - in Gorny and Zolotoy, two - in Privolye, ”said the head of the OVA.
According to him, the exact number of houses destroyed after the shelling of Novodruzhesk has not yet been established, where the housing stock was damaged on three streets at once.. As in Vrubovka, on which the enemy launched an air strike.
The positions of the Ukrainian troops at the front are being shelled by the invaders along the entire line of collision near Lisichansk and Severodonetsk.
" The offensive was repulsed, the enemy suffered losses and was forced to retreat to the old positions,” Gaidai said..
Also, according to him, during May 21, nine enemy attacks were repulsed, five tanks, four artillery systems, ten armored vehicles and two enemy vehicles were destroyed.. Air defense units hit one Orlan-10 UAV.
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