A total of 216 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded over the past day, with the fiercest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook in its operational update as of 08:00 on Saturday, May 23.
Russian forces carried out 83 airstrikes, dropping 264 guided aerial bombs. They also launched 9,753 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,195 attacks on Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas, including 34 strikes using multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian aviation struck, in particular, areas near the settlements of Tovstodubove and Pustohorod in the Sumy region.
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck a Russian command post, nine troop concentration areas, and an enemy artillery system.
