Ukraine reports 65 frontline clashes since midnight, over third on Pokrovsk axis
Ukraine's General Staff reported 65 combat engagements along the front line as of 16:00 on May 25, with 25 assaults concentrated on the Pokrovsk axis. Russian forces also shelled border areas in Sumy and Chernihiv regions. No significant changes were reported on other sectors.
Ukraine's General Staff reported 65 combat engagements along the front line as of 16:00 on May 25, with over a third of the clashes concentrated on the Pokrovsk axis, the military said in a situation update published on Facebook.
Russian forces launched 25 assaults on the Pokrovsk axis near the settlements of Vilne, Kutuzivka, Rodynske, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Bilytske, Hryshyne, Serhiivka, Udachne, and Novopavlivka, according to the General Staff.
Russian artillery continued to shell border areas. In the Sumy region, artillery targeted Sopych, Novovasylivka, Tovstodubove, Volfyne, Rohizne, Buniakyne, Ulanove, Malushyne, and Zarichne. In the Chernihiv region, shelling hit Kliusy and Zarichchia.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, two clashes were recorded. Russian troops carried out 49 shelling attacks, including one from multiple rocket launch systems.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, Russian forces launched four assaults near Lyman, Okhrimivka, and Kolodiazne, with two engagements still ongoing.
On the Kupiansk axis, Russian troops attempted three assaults near Kivsharivka, Podoly, and Borivska Andriivka, with one clash still ongoing.
On the Lyman axis, seven clashes were recorded near Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Stavy, Yampil, and Ozerne, with two clashes ongoing.
On the Siversk axis, Ukrainian forces repelled four Russian attempts to advance near Kryva Luka, Zakitne, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, Ukrainian defenders stopped six attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, and Illinivka.
On the Huliaipole axis, Ukrainian forces repelled ten attacks near Dobropillia, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zlahoda, Rybne, Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, and Charivne, with one engagement still ongoing.
On the Orikhiv axis, Russian troops attempted two advances near Bilohiria and Shcherbaky, with one clash ongoing.
On the Dnipro River axis, Ukrainian defenders stopped one attempt to advance toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.
No significant changes were reported on other front-line sectors. The update follows a pattern of heavy fighting on the Pokrovsk axis in recent days, after Ukraine reported 76 clashes on May 21, 177 on May 20, and 253 on May 22, with the Pokrovsk sector seeing the most intense combat on each of those days.