The 445th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 14.05.2023.
The Russian Federation does not abandon plans for the occupation of Ukrainian territory and continues to wage an aggressive war. It persists in launching attacks and shelling not only military targets but also civilian objects.
Within a day, Russian troops carried out 6 missile strikes, including on the city of Kharkiv and the town of Zolochiv. Additionally, they conducted 27 aerial attacks and approximately 20 shelling with multiple rocket launch systems targeting Ukrainian troops’ positions and populated areas. Peaceful residents suffered, private residential houses were destroyed and damaged, as well as other civilian and administrative infrastructure.
The likelihood of missile and aerial strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts in the directions of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Mariinka. In total, during the day, there have been about 30 combat clashes in the mentioned areas of the front, with Bakhmut and Mariinka remaining the epicenters of the fighting.
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- On the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains unchanged, with no significant signs of offensive formations detected.
- On the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the Russian army continues to maintain military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. It conducted mortar and artillery shelling of the populated areas of Hirske, Leonivka, Popivka in the Chernihiv region, as well as Volfyne, Sadky in the Sumy region, and also Oleksandrivka and Starytsia in the Kharkiv region.
- On the Kupiansk direction, Russian soldiers conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of Masiutivka and Synkivka. They carried out airstrikes near Vilshana and Kyslivka. Russian artillery and mortar shelling affected the populated areas of Kamyanka, Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Fiholivka, Novomyrhorod, Dvorichna, Zakhidne, Kindrashivka, Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region, and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.
- On the Lyman direction, Russian troops did not conduct offensive actions during the day. They conducted airstrikes in the areas of Yampil, Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne. The populated areas of Makiivka in the Luhansk region, Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne, and Berestove in the Donetsk region were shelled by artillery.
- On the Bakhmut direction, the Russian army continues to conduct offensive actions. Intense battles for the city of Bakhmut are ongoing. Moreover, during the day, Russian soldiers conducted unsuccessful offensive actions towards the populated areas of Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, and Predtechyne. They carried out airstrikes in the areas of Ivanivske and Stupochky. The shelling by the Russian army affected Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Chervone, Kostiantynivka, Druzhba, Pivnichne, Toretsk, and Shumy in the Donetsk region.
- On the Avdiivka direction, the Russian army conducted airstrikes in the areas of Novokalynove and Avdiivka, and carried out shelling of the populated areas of Stepove, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Netaylove, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.
- On the Mariinka direction, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in the area of the city of Mariinka. At the same time, the populated areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Mariinka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region were shelled by the Russian army.
- On the Shakhtarsk direction, Russian troops did not conduct offensive actions during the day. They carried out shelling of the populated areas of Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, and Prechystivka.
- On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the Russian army continues to conduct defensive actions. It conducted airstrikes in the areas of Kizomys and Stanislav in the Kherson region. Additionally, Russian troops carried out shelling of approximately 30 populated areas. Among them are Vremivka, Novopil in the Donetsk region; Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka, and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region; Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region; Zolota Balka, Vesele, Lvove, Antonivka, Dniprovskе, Kizomys in the Kherson region, and the city of Kherson.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to take measures to integrate the illegal armed formations of the so-called “DPR” into its own armed forces. Thus, an order has been issued to the entire personnel of one of the brigades of the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, in which former servicemen of the so-called “DPR” are required to replace their military identification documents with Russian military identification documents (ID cards) and to renew their contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense for a minimum term of two years of military service. In case of refusal, these individuals will be sent to the most dangerous frontline areas to participate in assault operations as part of advanced units.
During the day, the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted 12 strikes on the areas where Russian personnel and military equipment were concentrated.
In addition, during this period, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 3 reconnaissance UAVs, 2 of which were of the “Orlan-10” type and 1 was a “Supercam” UAV.
The units of the Missile Forces and Artillery of Ukraine hit 1 command post, 6 areas where Russian personnel were concentrated, 2 artillery units in firing positions, and another important target of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report May 13, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
