The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tied in street battles for Vovchansk: Syrsky named two hottest directions

This was announced by the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Sirsky on Thursday, May 23. Currently, occupiers from different directions are throwing reserves and unsuccessfully trying to support active assault. According to Sirsky, in the area of ​​Liptsi, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation also suffered significant losses and moved to active defense. The Russians change the territory and cause fire damage to the positions of Ukrainian fighters.

"Fighting in the Forest Massif is continued in the Kupyansk direction. A difficult situation in the Kyslivka area, where the enemy tries to break through our defense and enter the Oskil River," Golovko wrote. Syrsky informed about intense fighting in the Ivanovsky area and on the approaches to the time ravine. "The enemy tries at any cost to cling to the city, uses the latest T-90M, BMP-3, BMD-4, which are usually destroyed by our anti-tank agents and FPV-Drons during the advance," he said.

The most intense and rigid battles continue in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions. The Russians try to break through the defense of the Ukrainian troops on the narrow section of the front between the settlements of Staromykhailivka - Berdychi. The most prepared units are stormed. They use armored vehicles, often motorcycles and bugs. Syrsky noted that in other areas it is also restless, but the number and intensity of hostilities is much lower.

We will remind, on May 23, the analysts of ISW reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slightly advanced within the Vovchansk, and the Armed Forces returned positions on the outskirts of the eastern part of the time ravine. The commander of the battalion of shock BPAC "Achilles" 92 OSHBR Yuriy Fedorenko stated that for the Russians it is fundamentally captured by Vovchansk, because he can become a bridgehead for further promotion in the rear of the group of defense forces.