Russian occupation forces have been increasing their combat activity in southern Ukraine for several days in a row, with more than 50 assault attempts recorded daily.
Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces, said this in comments to Ukrinform.
"The enemy has been increasing its combat activity in the south for several consecutive days. This primarily concerns the number of combat engagements, which has been growing by two, three, or five each day. Over the past 24 hours, 56 combat engagements were recorded. During the last four days, we have consistently seen more than 50 combat engagements per day," Voloshyn said.
According to him, Russian commanders had set a goal of capturing several settlements by the end of May, including Huliaipilske and Zaliznychne, as well as advancing toward Verkhnia Tersa. However, they failed to achieve these objectives. Despite being unable to meet their assigned tasks, Russian forces have continued to increase the number of attacks. The enemy remains particularly active southwest and north of Huliaipole, Voloshyn said.
In particular, the village of Vozdvyzhivka is under constant attack, with more than ten assaults recorded there each day. Russian forces are also actively attacking near Charivne and Huliaipilske, while maintaining heavy pressure around Zaliznychne.
