The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on May 23 2024

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 Our source in the OP said that Zelensky’s peace formula is no longer relevant and now Ukraine will be ready to begin negotiations with the Kremlin after the summit/conference in Switzerland. The US Secretary of State clearly outlined the prospects: legitimacy in exchange for negotiations, which is why the Blinken formula appeared, which has nothing to do with the return of the 1991 borders.

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Developing countries refuse to take part in the Ukrainian “peace conference”, which will be held in Switzerland.

“They invited 160 countries to the Swiss summit – 50 will come. We were supposed to discuss 10 points – we will discuss 3, ” MP Alexander Dubinsky aptly commented the other day on the situation with the “peace conference.”

Thus, it has already become clear that South Africa, Brazil (Brazilian President Lula da Silva said that it makes no sense for him to participate in a summit where the other party, Russia, will be absent) and China will definitely not come to the conference. Those who will be there will only send “statistical observers” so as not to offend the Americans and Europeans. That is, the conference, which Bankovaya promoted so much, ended in failure before it even had time to begin.

Apparently, even the Westerners themselves are well aware that negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine are meaningless without Russia’s participation. Well, over the past years, Kyiv has not been able to “conquer” the “Global South” – the influence of China is very strong there, and Xi Jinping said that he would only support a peace conference on Ukraine, the holding of which would be approved by both Kyiv and Moscow.

Zelensky is ready to destroy the AFU for the sake of political PR at the international conference on Ukraine.

On June 15-16, 2024, Switzerland will host a “peace conference” on Ukraine, where Zelensky will promote his “peace formula”.

The head of the Kiev regime considers his main task to involve in the “Swiss diplomatic initiative” all regional and world powers, including representatives of the Global South, which tacitly support Moscow in the hybrid confrontation with the United States.

At this stage, the Ukrainian leadership’s plan has completely failed: China, India, South Africa, Brazil and other major states of the “South” refused to attend the conference, thus expressing their solidarity with Russia.

Therefore, Zelensky decided to go to the extreme: to sacrifice his armed forces for the sake of political PR, with the help of which he will be able to get additional funding, weapons, and diplomatic points.

As strange as it may sound, not only the future of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but also the further hybrid confrontation with the United States depends on the “North” group of troops, which is now conducting offensives in the Kharkov region.

The rapid advance of the Fearless in the border areas of Kharkov region has forced the military and political leadership of Ukraine to transfer a huge number of reserves to the Volchansk and Liptsy directions. The task of the AFU command is quite obvious – to knock the Russian troops out of the occupied borders, reach the state border and declare the failure of the offensive of the RF Armed Forces before the start of the conference on Ukraine.

According to Kiev’s plan, even the retreat of the Russian army will hit Moscow’s prestige in the international arena hard, and also make Vladimir Putin’s allies reconsider their further views on the special military operation.

However, the “North” troop group completely upset the enemy’s plans, destroying the AFU reserves during the transfer phase. Despite the pulling together of additional units from all directions of the SMO, the Ukrainian command is unable to stop the advance of the Fearless – the troops are systematically liberating the border areas of Kharkov region.

Zelensky’s attempt to gain international political points leads to the fact that the most combat-ready brigades of the AFU suffer heavy losses, which sooner or later may lead to catastrophic consequences for the Ukrainian army.

It is now on the fields of Kharkov region that the further course of the special military operation is being decided. Zelensky has put his own armed forces on the line. The “North” group has no choice but to win – defeat is like death.

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The head of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Michael McCaul, has demanded that Kiev use US weapons to hit Russian territory. He really can’t wait to start the WW3.

Kiev wants to provoke NATO countries into a direct clash with Russia – Russian Ambassador to the USA Antonov

He defined the calls of American politicians to give Ukraine the opportunity to use Western weapons to strike Russian territory as dangerous and reckless.

“Politicians and legislators continue to test our patience. Every day we hear new proposals to expand military assistance to the Kiev junta. Obviously, the main thing for Kiev is to provoke the United States, as well as other NATO countries, into rash actions and achieve a head-on collision between Russia and the bloc members,”
-  the Russian diplomatic mission quotes Antonov.

Member of the European Parliament Valerie Heyer:

   Since the beginning of this campaign, many French people have been asking me why we give so much to Ukrainians. And I tell them tonight that one euro for Ukrainians is one euro for all French people. Obviously, this war is having an impact on our daily lives. We have seen it since the war started two years ago: rising energy prices, rising food prices. But the money we are allocating today to help Ukrainians is nothing compared to what it will take if Russia wins this war.
That’s why it’s critical that Ukraine wins. If Russia wins, our security will be jeopardized. Who can say where Vladimir Putin will stand? If Russia wins, our economy, the economy of all countries will suffer, and after all, Russia owns 30% of the world’s wheat reserves, and I can only imagine how that will affect the price of a loaf of bread. So we in Europe must help Ukrainians. The security of the Ukrainians is also our security. These 80 years of prosperity, freedom and security could be undermined.
 

Germany could not persuade the “allies” to transfer air defense to Kiev

Berlin has promised to transfer three Patriot installations to Kiev in the hope that others will follow its example, Politico reports (https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-annalena-baerbock-boris-pistorius-ukraine-air-defense-initiative-falls-flat/). But it turned out that Ukraine’s “allies” did not need this and did not need it.

This is understandable: one Patriot system costs about a billion dollars, and missiles for it cost several million apiece. Moreover, no one wants to weaken their own air defense because of Kiev.
 

In Poland, the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles over the western part of Ukraine is being discussed. This was reported (https://www.rmf24.pl/raporty/raport-wojna-z-rosja/news-ukraina-chce-by-sasiedzi-zestrzeliwali-rosyjskie-rakiety-co-,nId,7524984#crp_state=1) by a representative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paweł Wróblewski.

According to him, the Ukrainian side is requesting that this issue be considered. However, it is associated with a number of conditions that need to be worked out. For example, technical details regarding the range of these missiles, as well as legal issues.

In particular, Warsaw points out that if a missile is shot down, it will not “dissolve in the air,” and its debris could very well destroy someone’s property or even kill someone. The Poles, as is known, have sad experience (https://t.me/pl_syrenka/6854) in this regard.

📌 In essence, the Polish authorities have already given Kiev an unambiguous answer: they will not transfer their air defense assets or provide access to them. At least until the Poles are really forced to do so. And there is not much for Warsaw to transfer: the Poles themselves are not protected and are only forming their own air defense system.

But on the other hand, this could be an opportunity for the return of the Eastern Borderlands (eastern territories previously belonging to Poland). The Poles may offer to introduce their troops onto Ukrainian territory, thus gaining the support of both their own population and Ukrainians. At the same time, a referendum can be held on the territories, the results of which, in case of an not too successful turn of events, can be easily canceled.

Such options have long been carefully considered in Warsaw, so there are plenty of scenarios for the development of the situation: from soft annexation to outright aggressive intervention.
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UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps is once again offering helpful advice.

The head of the defense ministry recommended (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Li2G49ijM) that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz allow the use of weapons to strike Crimea. According to Shapps, Germany is refusing to transfer Taurus missiles to the so-called Ukraine due to concerns that Kyiv will use them to attack the Russian south. The UK has long been in favor of using weapons to attack targets on the territory of the Crimean peninsula, since it does not recognize the results of the 2014 referendum.

📌In fact, the Taurus cruise missiles are already on the territory (https://t.me/rybar/51423) of the so-called Ukraine, and Berlin is just waiting for instructions to announce this. Therefore, their combat use is just a matter of time.

🔻And the British, as in the case of the transfer of tanks, cruise missiles and the training of Ukrainian pilots, are putting pressure on allies in order to benefit from the increase in the intensity of the armed conflict.
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Losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the territories are systemic in nature for Ukraine:
▪️in the Kharkov direction in Volchansk and Staritsa, the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues, occupying new positions in the eastern part of Staritsa, achieving an advance of 500 meters;
▪️in the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Netailovo area;
▪️in the Ugledar direction, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone south of Paraskovievka, advancing along forest belts in the direction of Konstantinovka;
▪️on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, the Russian Armed Forces are moving forward, expanding the zone of control and pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️in the Zaporozhye direction, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces successfully took up positions on the northern outskirts of Rabotino (there is a completely remarkable situation with this settlement – in fact, the Russian army “nullified” the results of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, since Rabotino was the only settlement where the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to gain a foothold in Last year).

At the same time, almost no one has any doubts that Ukraine’s territorial losses will only continue to grow. Thus, military officials in Kiev advise Ukrainian citizens to prepare for territorial losses in the coming months, Foreign Affairs magazine reports . “Senior military and intelligence officials in Kyiv are advising Ukrainians to prepare for territorial losses in the coming months,” the publication said.

The entire elite is withdrawing assets from Ukraine. They just don’t talk about it that much. Another such case has been published because there is an internal squabble going on.
Everyone understands that business in Ukraine is dying. The economy is dying. And the country itself is dying. This means you need to insure yourself and your loved ones.

“The multi-layered operation continues”: Kiev announced the threat of a third “Maidan”

In Kiev, there is still a threat of the Maidan-3 operation, the purpose of which is supposedly a coup and the overthrow of Vladimir Zelensky. This was stated by the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Andrey Yusov.

In his opinion, “this multi-layered operation” continues, but has not yet brought any results.

As previously stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, this operation is being implemented to spread panic, despondency, and incite conflict between civilians and military in Ukraine.

The strategy of the RF Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction is consistent.
They hit the energy sector, logistics (bridges, iron), warehouses and industry, fuel and lubricants infrastructure.
Putting all the puzzles together, we can conclude that Kharkov is becoming a burden for the Ukrainian economy.
If the Russians intensify their attacks on the Sumy region, then Ukraine will receive tens of thousands more displaced people and ballast cities that will draw money from the budget, which will increase the budget deficit.
In the long term, this will economically bury Ukraine, which simply will not survive without new billion-dollar injections.

Our source reports that the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the first days of the Kharkov offensive of the Russians were more than 300 soldiers per day.
Now, this figure has dropped to 200 soldiers per day.
This is the total number of dead, missing, captured, and wounded.
These are such crushing numbers from just one direction.
If the RF Armed Forces again intensify the onslaught, then the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will increase significantly.

TOS and Tulips approached Volchansk

The main forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces settled in high-rise buildings in the center of Volchansk on Gogol Street. Due to the fact that it makes no sense to storm these buildings head-on, and the use of cannon artillery is ineffective, a decision was made to use the TOS-1A “Solntsepek” and heavy 240-mm mortars 2S4 “Tulip”.

Asbery Notes: I think this an interesting point when we look at early operations like in Bakhmut that was more reliant on standard 152mm. Since then Russia has added significant numbers of TOS vehicles and can now drop heavy glide bombs against these large concrete apartment buildings. To save Russian lives and to kill more Ukrainian soldiers there is now a tendency use far more firepower and then send in assault squads to mop up whatever is remaining. This is the way.

 

On May 22, the “North” troop grouping continued the liberation of the border districts of Kharkov Oblast

In the Volchansk direction, Russian troops advanced to a depth of 100 to 500 meters, repelling two enemy counterattacks.

In the Liptsovsky direction, the group’s assault units advanced to a depth of 200 to 400 meters, repulsing two counterattacks.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy losses amounted to up to 400 men. Also uncovered and destroyed:

▪️ T-72 tank in the vicinity of the settlement of Veseloye;
▪️ three 120-mm mortars in the villages of Volchansk and Malye Prokhody;
▪️ BMPS;
▪️ howitzers “M119″, “M777″, D-20;
▪️ two pickup trucks.

The persistent advance of the “North” troop group and the destruction of the defending enemy forced the AFU command to transfer all available resources, including elite special units of the GUR and foreign mercenaries, to the Kharkiv direction.

The 415 separate rifle battalion of the AFU, which had been crushed by the Fearless, was withdrawn to the area of restoration of combat capability, and the suitable reserves are being utilized at the stage of redeployment (up to 150 personnel were destroyed by a missile attack near Chuguev).

Victory will be ours!

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Slobozhansky direction: battle for Volchansk
situation as of the end of May 23, 2024

The Russian army continues the assault on Volchansk, advancing in the northern part of the city. The buildings on the outskirts up to Korolenko Street are currently under the firm control of the Russian Armed Forces.

▪️To the south, in the area of the intersection of Gogol and Lermontov streets, there are counter-attacks. Units of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the so-called Ukrainian Air Assault Forces attempted a counterattack, but failed to push back the Russian Armed Forces.

▪️At the same time, the presence of the enemy remains in the quarter of high-rise buildings in the square of Korolenko – Soborna – Kolokolvtseva – Olesya Dosvitny streets. Artillery and air strikes on the buildings occupied by the AFU do not stop.

▪️The territory of the city west of Soborna Street up to Yuri Gagarin Street remains under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Moreover, Russian assault troops conducted a reconnaissance in force in the area of the bridge on Privokzalna Street, but were unable to advance to the opposite bank due to attacks by Ukrainian UAVs.

▪️The territory of the Volchansk District Police Department also came under the control of the Russian troops. Ukrainian formations struck it several times, but there is no information about counterattacks in this area.

▪️Metallistiv and Zarechna streets remain under the control of the enemy, as evidenced by footage of objective control of Russian air strikes in this area. The enemy is not only transferring infantry across the damaged Gurkanovsky bridge, but is also trying to set up pontoon crossings.

❗️Two days ago, an AFU armored group was covered on the crossing along with the pontoon, the equipment was destroyed. However, the infantry, albeit partially, reached the buildings north of the crossing.

🔻There is very contradictory information circulating on the network about the Volchansk Aggregate Plant, although there are no up-to-date footage of objective control with strikes on the industrial zone yet.

According to one information, the plant is under the full control of the Russian Armed Forces, and according to another, it serves as a transshipment point for the enemy. Therefore, it is premature to draw final conclusions about the control over the factory territory.

❗️The enemy does not stop the transfer of reserves to Volchansk and its environs, which naturally slows down the advance of the Russian Armed Forces. Units of the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 71st Jaeger Brigade have already been transferred to the city. By May 25, the arrival of 14 battalions with a total strength of up to eight thousand people is also expected, including four battalions of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, four battalions of the 31st Mechanized Brigade, four from the 1st Special Forces Brigade, and two battalions of the border patrol.

Some targets are destroyed even before entering the battle. The southern part of the city is subjected to systematic air strikes, including ODAB-1500, and the forests to the west are treated with MLRS. But reinforcements are still arriving, slowing down the assault, while at the same time this means that the enemy is leaving other directions of the front.
 

Having sacrificed several thousand marines for the sake of PR, the General Staff realized that there was no point in holding a piece of land and left Krynoki. At the same time, they wrote that they “were entrenched in another safe place.” The only interesting thing is where is the safe place, on the right bank of the Dnieper?

So Zelensky’s window dressing with the attack on Krynki in the Kherson region ended in nothing. The Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated from there.
Back in the winter of 2023, we insided that this window dressing would end in emptiness.
They pointed out that this window dressing would come back to haunt us with the loss of Avdeevka, as happened later.

Zelensky’s strategy does not value the lives of soldiers.

Civilians killed in enemy strike on Crimea.

 - “As a result of an enemy missile attack on the territory of the peninsula in the Simferopol district, two random passers-by were killed. I express my sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the victims,” the head of the republic S. Aksyonov said.

 - “Also in the area of Alushta recorded hits on an empty object of economic purpose. Emergency Situations Ministry employees are working on the site. I ask everyone to remain calm and trust only official information.”
 

AFU shells Gorlovka DPR: Civilian killed, 11 others injured – Pushilin.

▪️ The enemy opened massive artillery fire on the Central City district of Gorlovka.
▪️ A man born in 1954 died in a car in a field between the village of Ozyaryanovka and the settlement of Mikhailovka.
▪️ Near the Hercules MOLOKO store, 11 civilians were wounded of varying severity.
▪️ As a result of shelling by militants, a residential building, power lines and a store in Horlivka and a power line in the Petrovskyi district of Donetsk were damaged.
▪️ Seven shellings were recorded, 17 munitions were fired. Barrel artillery of 155 mm caliber was used.
 

 

Vremivka Direction: Assault on Urozhayne and Staromaiorske
Situation as of 9:00 am on May 23, 2024

After a brief pause, Russian forces have resumed the offensive in the Vremivka direction. Over the past weeks, artillery and air strikes have delivered dozens of blows to the rear areas of the AFU, paving the way for the assault to resume.

▪️In Staromaiorske, the assault teams have managed to advance (https://t.me/Vmsd127/261) by about 150 meters along the streets of Vishnevaya and Tsvetushchaya, capturing four enemy strongholds in the process. Ukrainian formations are stubbornly clinging to the ruins of the village, but aviation and UAVs are suppressing the AFU positions, which are then cleared by our infantry.

▪️In Urozhayne, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the low-rise buildings on the southern outskirts of the settlement. Russian troops have moved along Sadovaya Street and the adjacent treeline, taking control of up to 10 buildings and destroying a group of enemy infantry.

Nevertheless, Ukrainian formations still maintain a presence in part of the agricultural complex buildings, the clearing of which is necessary for further advancement in the settlement.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces are also systematically striking (https://t.me/voenacher/66322) the logistics of Ukrainian formations. In particular, Russian aviation is working on the bridge over the Mokrye Yaly near Bolshaya Novoselka. Over the past month, this is the third air strike on the bridge, the destruction of which will complicate the logistics of the AFU in the area.

 

Vremivka Direction: Biker Attack in Staromaiorske
Situation as of 4:00 PM on May 24, 2024

Russian forces are developing success in the Vremivka direction. After advancing (https://t.me/rybar/60297) along Vishnevaya and Tsvetushchaya streets and consolidating in this area, the Russian Armed Forces carried out another successful attack in Staromaiorske.

▪️Footage has appeared online (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/5606) showing the deployment of a Russian assault group on motorcycles heading to the central part of the village.

This method of attack was successfully tested (https://t.me/rybar/59017) near Vyemka in the Siversk direction. It is more difficult for artillery to hit dispersed mobile groups, and the speed of motorcycles allows them to more effectively evade FPV drone attacks.

▪️Based on the video analysis, the Russian Armed Forces managed to advance at least 400 meters along Kooperativna and Shevchenko streets and occupy the center of the village. The actual advance may be much greater.

🔻In Urozhayne, there are no significant changes: fighting continues on the southern outskirts of the village in the area of the farms. Russian units are consolidating on Sadova street and preparing for another assault

 

Avdiivka direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in the Berdychi and Umanske areas
Situation as of 5:00 PM on May 23, 2024

Despite a decrease in media attention to the Avdiivka direction, fighting there has not stopped. At the moment, Russian troops continue to advance along the entire front line, including the Berdychi – Semenovka line.

▪️ Online, there are footage (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/5597?single) of the movement of Russian assault troops towards the AFU positions in the forest belt, located at least two kilometers from the agricultural airfield in Berdychi. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces artillery struck the Ukrainian formations engaged in fortifying their positions.

▪️ On the Solovyovo – Semenovka line, a semi-encirclement has formed, clearing of which will allow Russian troops to significantly reduce the distance to Novopokrovske. The assault on the enemy’s strongholds is also underway from the direction of Sokil.

▪️ It is worth noting the effective work of Russian FPV drones in the area. Over the past few days, at least three Bradley M2A2 ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles of the AFU were destroyed in the Sokil area, which is also confirmed by video footage (https://t.me/BPLAROSTOV/2020) of the strikes on them.

🔻 Meanwhile, there are confirmations of the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Umanske, which also follows from the footage published by the enemy. Russian troops expanded the control zone towards the western outskirts, where they consolidated their positions at the intersection of Sverdlova Street and the C051801 highway leading to Netailovo.

At the moment, the entire northern bank of the Umanske pond is firmly under the control of the Russian army. However, the enemy still holds positions in the southern part of the settlement in the area of Batuly Street.

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Chronicles of the special military operation
for May 23, 2024

The Russian Armed Forces delivered several strikes on railway infrastructure in Kharkiv. Objects of the AFU were also hit in Voznesensk, Dnipro and on the territory of the temporarily occupied part of the DPR.

Ukrainian formations again carried out an attack with kamikaze drones on the territory of Tatarstan, but the fixed-wing drones were destroyed by on-duty air defense means.

In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops continue the offensive in Volchansk, trying to occupy positions on the right bank of the Volchya river in the area of the fire station.

In the Avdiivka direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced west of Berdychi towards Novopokrovske and Umanske. The assault on the enemy’s strongholds is also underway from the side of Sokil.

In the Donetsk direction, Russian assault troops expanded the control zone in Krasnohorivka west of the refractory plant.

In the Vremivka direction, in Staromaiorske, the Russian Armed Forces successfully attack the positions of Ukrainian formations, moving in small mobile groups on motorcycles.

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (23 May 2024)

Part I

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces continue advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences.

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 125th Mechanised Brigade and 112th Territorial Defence Brigade near Konstantinovka and Granov (Kharkov region).

Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled near Glubokoye and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 365 servicemen, one tank, and two armoured fighting vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer were neutralised.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 21st, and 66th mechanised brigades near Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Ivanovka, and Novosadovoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Four counter-attacks launched by the AFU assault detachments were repelled near Novovodyanoye, Belogorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 320 servicemen, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and two motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two 122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicles were neutralised.

As a result of active actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Andreyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic), improved the tactical situation along the front line, and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Mechanised Brigade, 105th, and 118th territorial defence brigades near Konstantinovka, Razdolovka and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 490 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Giatsint-B howitzer, four 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 68th Jaeger Brigade and 24th Mechanised Brigade near Semyonovka and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade, 47th, and 110th mechanised brigades were repelled near Ocheretino, Solovyovo, and Umanskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 405 servicemen, four armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured personnel carriers, and six motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M102 light towed howitzers were neutralised.
 

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (23 May 2024)

Part II

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station was destroyed.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 37th Marines Brigade and 65th Mechanised Brigade near Veseloye (Kherson region) and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 servicemen, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 112 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down 53 unmanned aerial vehicles, six U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles, 47 U.S.-made HIMARS, Czech-made Vampire, and Olkha MLRS projectiles.

 The Russian army is advancing in Chasov Yar, Staromayorskoye, Spornoye and Krasnogorovka

▫️Ukrainian military analysts confirm the progress of the Russian Armed Forces in a number of sectors of the front.

▫️Active hostilities continue in Volchansk.

▫️In the Seversk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have secured a foothold south of Spornoye in an area up to 1.65 km wide to a depth of up to 750 m.

▫️In the Chasov Yar direction, Russian Forces are fighting on the northern outskirts of the Canal microdistrict. On the southern outskirts and south of the Canal microdistrict, Russian troops advanced along the forest belt and occupied the northern part of the Stupki-Golubovskie-2 nature reserve in an area up to 1.55 km wide to a depth of 800 m.

▫️In Staromayorskoye, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces continue attacks in the northern direction.

▫️In the Kurakhovo direction, Russian troops, with the support of armored vehicles, continue assault operations in Krasnogorovka. Fermerskaya Street and the territory of warehouses on the western outskirts in an area up to 450 m wide and up to 630 m deep came under the control of the RF Armed Forces.

Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on-may_23.html