Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on May 22nd 2023

▪️An AFU sabotage-reconnaissance group attacked the Grayvoron border checkpoint and entered the territory of the Belgorod region. The enemy, supported by armored vehicles, managed to break the first line of defense and penetrate up to 8 kilometers from the border. ▪️Additional units were redeployed to the Grayvoronsky urban district to eliminate the breakthrough. Ukrainian units were pushed back to the state border. A counter-terrorist operation regime was imposed in the region. ▪️At the same time, Ukrainian units launched massive strikes on the border territories of the Belgorod region. At least seven settlements in the Graivoronsky and Shebekinsky urban districts came under shelling. ▪️In the Bryansk region, the AFU continue to attack the Klimovsky District located at the border. Residential houses and civilian buildings in Khoromne and Solovyovka came under mortar shelling. ▪️Russian forces launched missile strikes on enemy unit concentrations in Kharkiv and Tsyrkuny. One of the targets struck was the AFU tank brigade battalion headquarters. ▪️Near Mar’inka, the AFU attempted an assault on Russian positions located north of the village of Pobeda. The offensive was cut short by precise fire from barrel and rocket artillery. ▪️Russian troops used UAVs “Geran-2“ and cruise missiles to strike AFU targets in Ukraine. In Dnipropetrovsk, about 15 explosions were heard in the outskirts of the city and specifically near the fire station located in the vicinity of the airport.