The Russian military now operates not at the level of battalion-tactical groups, but at the company level, according to the US Institute for the Study of War. Experts believe that this indicates that the rashists want to capture specific villages in the Donbass.

The Russians still have a problem coordinating communication between commanders and synchronizing artillery fire in support of ground attacks, an unnamed Pentagon official said..

The occupiers are also trying to resume the offensive southwest of Izyum - but to no avail, experts say. Also yesterday, May 19, they did not advance in the Slavic and Liman directions.

An attempt to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the west and east of Avdiivka can be considered unsuccessful, so the invaders fired at these territories.

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Meanwhile, the General Staff warns that the enemy is trying to destroy the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction. Over the past day in the Donbass, our defenders repulsed 14 enemy attacks.

It is also known that the Russians want to counterattack in order to return to the vicinity of Kharkov again.. There the fights don't stop.