Russia's war on Ukraine. 14.05.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, fighting continued near Tetkino and Novyi Put.
On Sumy direction, Russian forces advanced northeast of Vodolaha and in the southeastern part of Bilovody. The enemy attempted to advance south and southeast of Bilovody and continued attacking near Loknia.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces advanced near Lyptsi and Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Krasne Pershe, Pishchane, Novoosynove, Nadiia, Zelenyi Hai, Hrekivka, in the direction of Hlushkivka, Olkhivka, and attempted to advance near Makiivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced on the eastern outskirts of Ridkodub, attempted to advance near Kolodiazi and Hrekivka, and attacked near Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, Novomykhailivka, and Torske.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Hryhorivka and Bilohorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces attacked near Chasiv Yar, Vasyukivka, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced in the western part of Toretsk.
Russian forces have advanced northwest and southwest of Toretsk. The 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps is fighting for Malynivka. The enemy attempted to advance near Stara Mykolaivka, Romanivka, Novoolenivka, Zelenyi Hai, and Kalynove, and attacked near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Dachne, Petrivka, Novo-Poltavka, Yelyzavetivka, Vodyane Druhe, in the direction of Yablunivka, Popiv Yar, and Zoria.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces captured Yelyzavetivka, advanced to the center of Myrne, and attempted to advance northeast and west of Myrne, captured Myroliubivka, and attacked near Promin, Myrnohrad, Novotoretske, Lysivka, Sukhyi Yar, Zvirove, Udachne, and Kotlyne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces tried to advance southwest of Novomykolayivka, within Bahatyr, east of Oleksiivka, south and southwest of Odradne, and attacked near Novoserhiyivka, Novooleksandrivka, Murivka, Kotlyarivka, Troitske, Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka, Konstyantynopil, Rozlyv, and Rozdolne.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces advanced north and south of Novosilka, tried to advance north of Dniproenerhiya, near Zelenyi Hai, and attacked near Skudne, Pryvilne, Vilne Pole, Komar, Vesele, Shevchenkove, and Novopil.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Fedorivka, Vilne Pole, and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Mala Tokmachka, in the direction of Novodanylivka, near Mali Shcherbaky, and in the direction of Pavlivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Russian forces fought for the islands near Nova Kakhovka and attacked in the direction of Sadove.
General conclusion:
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy has reduced the intensity of combat operations and is accumulating resources to continue the offensive.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces are experiencing problems with command and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles due to poor integration of ground forces units and UAV units.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 163 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy conducted four offensive actions near Vovchansk, Topoli, and Petrivka.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were two attacks by the occupiers. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled assault operations near Pishchane and Zahryzove.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 29 times, attempting to advance in the areas of Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Tverdokhlibove, Novoserhiyivka, Kolodiazi, Hryhorivka, and towards Ridkodub, Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, and Olhivka.
On the Siversk direction, three assaults by the occupying forces towards Hryhorivka were repelled.
On the Kramatorsk direction, eight clashes were recorded in the areas of Chasiv Yar and towards Bila Hora.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy conducted six attacks in the areas of Toretsk and towards Dyliivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 54 assaults by the aggressor were stopped in the areas of Lysivka, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novoserhiyivka, Udachne, Novooleksiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka, and towards the settlements of Stara Mykolaivka, Muravka, Oleksiivka, Nova Poltavka, Yablunivka, Myroliubivka, Zoria, Promin.
On the Novopavlivka direction, 30 attempts to breach Ukrainian defensive lines were stopped near Konstyantynopil, Skudne, Rivnopil, Pryvilne, Vilne Pole, Shevchenko, Bahatyr, Novopil, Odradne, and towards Zelenyi Hai.
On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy conducted three offensive actions in the directions of Novodanylivka, Stepove, and Mala Tokmachka, without success.
On the Prydniprovske direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped five Russian attempts to advance.
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks. The enemy carried out 18 airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out an airstrike on a bridge in the village of Zvannoe in Kursk Oblast.
The Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine attacked seven oil refineries on the territory of the Russian Federation (information is being verified).
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade operates near Bilovody, and the 177th Separate Marine Regiment of the Caspian Fleet operates near Myropillya.
The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the 6th Army operates on the Kupyansk direction. The 16th Separate SOF Brigade operates near Raihorodka.
The 283rd and 254th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Army operate near Kolodiazi.
The 80th Separate SOF Battalion "Sparta" of the 51st Army operates near Malynivka.
The 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army operates in Bahatyr.
Possible operation situation developments:
The plan for the enemy's spring-summer offensive campaign in the Southwestern Theater of Operations may be as follows: a simultaneous breakthrough towards Kostyantynivka and Druzhkivka from the south and southeast (from the direction of Toretsk and Vozdvyzhenka), as well as from the northeast (from the direction of Chasiv Yar), followed by an advance towards Kramatorsk from the south while simultaneously advancing towards Slovyansk with the forces of the 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping through Lyman. Russian forces may attempt to advance near Kupyansk, Lyman, Novopavlivka, or toward the city of Zaporizhzhia. The Pokrovsk direction is viewed by Ukraine’s military-political leadership as the absolute priority for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Additionally, Russian forces intend to create a buffer zone in the north of Sumy Oblast and pose a threat to the city of Sumy in the coming months.
The enemy will maintain its offensive in northern Sumy Oblast to establish a buffer zone along the Yunakivka – Khrapivshchyna – Radkivka – Mohrytsya line, extending along the Psel River. The command of the "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping is focusing on seizing control of the Bilovody – Loknia – Yunakivka – Yablunivka sector, as well as the eastern portion of the forested area west of Mohrytsya. Their objective is to push forward to the Velyka Rybytsya – Myropillya line along the Psel River. The enemy is also attempting to break through towards Vorozhba and Bilopillya to disrupt the Sumy – Novhorod-Siverskyi supply route.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping intends to encircle the tactical group of "Khortytsia" OSG which is defending along the Novoyehorivka – Hrekivka line. To achieve this, they plan to advance with the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from the bridgehead near Nove towards the heights near the village of Cherneshchyna, and with the 4th Tank Division advancing in converging directions: Raihorodka – Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve – Kopanky.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards Karlivka and Drobysheve, aiming to reach the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will attempt to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG tactical group, which is defending in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest. The enemy will attempt to advance on both banks of the Chornyi Zherebets River, moving towards the general directions of Yampolivka – Torske and Ivanivka – Zarichne. The main grouping of the army will operate on its right flank, attempting to break through from the north to the Lyman – Kreminna road in the Zarichne – Torske section, while simultaneously tying down the "Khortytsia" OSG forces in the center and on the left flank of the operational zone with frontal engagements.
On the Siversk direction, the command of the enemy's "Yug (South)" Operational Grouping will attempt to eliminate the Siversk salient held by "Khortytsia" OSG and break through towards the Sloviansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration and to Kostyantynivka, delivering its main strike in the area of Chasiv Yar. The 3rd Combined Arms Army of the enemy will try to break through to Kostyantynivka from Chasiv Yar, but it is unlikely to achieve its operational goals without reinforcements, such as the return of the 106th Airborne Division from the Kursk direction or strategic reserves. The 3rd Army will attempt to advance to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka and from the southeast towards Siversk. The command of the "Yug" Operational Grouping is also concentrating forces in the areas of Soledar, Rozdolivka, and Zaliznyanske to strike from the south along the Bakhmutka River towards Siversk. The offensive may begin with the advance of the forward units of the 127th and 6th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 3rd Army towards Siversk from the east and southeast. The immediate objective for the enemy is to capture Pereyizne and Fedorivka, with the subsequent goal of advancing to the Zvanivka – Vyimka line.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping and the 3rd Army, in particular, may soon change the direction of their main strike and shift it to the north of Chasiv Yar, launching an offensive on both sides of the Bakhmut–Sloviansk road along the Orikhovo-Vasylivka–Minkivka and Blahodatne–Pryvillya directions, which would allow them to break through to the forward approaches of Sloviansk directly from the southeast and create a real threat to the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Grouping (OTG) of Ukrainian Defense Forces by executing a deep flanking maneuver on its right flank. If the enemy manages to achieve operational surprise in these directions and advance to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka sector on the Lyman direction could radically deteriorate for the “Khortytsia” OSG.
The command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping will continue its offensive on the Toretsk direction with two tactical groups — one in the Toretsk area (main group), and another in the Vozdvyzhenka area (group on a secondary direction). The first group will attempt a breakthrough toward Pleshchiivka, bypassing the Kleban-Byk reservoir from the east; the second will push toward the Novoolenivka area, bypassing the reservoir from the west along the Pokrovsk–Bakhmut highway. The enemy will attempt to outflank the prepared “Khortytsia” OSG defenses from the east, along lines based on a cascade of small reservoirs and ponds along the Bychok River, generally in the Toretsk–Kostyantynivka direction, aiming to reach the intermediate line Pleshchiivka–Bila Hora. Its forward units will attempt to advance through Shcherbynivka toward Pleshchiivka and along the Dachne–Dyliivka railway. In the near future, the enemy will focus on seizing Shcherbynivka and Novospaske. If unsuccessful, the main axis of the attack may shift to the zone of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division near Vozdvyzhenka, or the enemy may focus on dismantling the “Khortytsia” OSG’s defenses along the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas canal, advancing from south to north.
The operational plan of the 8th Combined Arms Army on the Kostyantynivka direction is to envelop the tactical group of the "Khortytsia" OSG, which is defending south of Kostyantynivka between Oleksandropil and Tarasivka from the flanks. The enemy aims to encircle and destroy this group or, if unable to do so, force it to withdraw from the area south of Kostyantynivka in a northwestern direction under the threat of encirclement. The ultimate goal of these actions is a two-pronged breakthrough from the southwest and southeast toward the area of Stepanivka – Berestok – Pleshchiivka – Yablunivka, followed by a simultaneous assault on Kostyantynivka from this area and from the direction of Chasiv Yar.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 14.05.25
Personnel - almost 969,370 (+1,240);
Tanks – 10,804 (+2);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,501 (+14);
Artillery systems – 27,827 (+47);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,382 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,165 (+3);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 48,382 (+126);
Aircraft - 372 (0);
Helicopters – 335 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 35,860 (+82);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,197 (0)
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of May 14, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and 145 Shahed-type attack UAVs, as well as various types of decoy drones. As of 9:00 AM, the destruction of 80 attack UAVs was confirmed. Forty-two enemy decoy drones were lost from radar (without negative consequences). As a result of the enemy attack, Sumy, Kharkiv, Odesa, Donetsk, and Kirovohrad Oblasts were affected.
Two people were injured following a Russian attack in Rivne Oblast in the morning of May 14. Air defense forces neutralized four enemy aerial targets over the oblast. There was minor damage to civilian infrastructure.
At night, Russian servicemen hit the village of Oleksandrivka in the Lozova District of Kharkiv Oblast with a Geran-2 UAV. Residential buildings, a garage, a car, and tractors were damaged. Two men, aged 49 and 54, were injured, and a 93-year-old woman experienced an acute stress reaction.
In the morning of May 14, Russian forces attacked a cargo truck with a drone in the Sumy community, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to two others.
On May 14, around 10:30 AM, the Russian army once again carried out an airstrike on a private residential area in the city of Kupiansk. A 63-year-old man who was on the premises at the time was killed.
On May 14, at approximately 3:20 PM, the Russian army launched an airstrike on the town of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. A 58-year-old woman was injured, and residential buildings were damaged.
During the day on May 14, Russian forces launched a missile strike on an industrial infrastructure facility in Sumy. Two people were killed and nine were injured. Two of the injured are in serious condition.
Throughout the day, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with guided aerial bombs, drones, and artillery, injuring a 67-year-old woman.
In the Synelnykove District of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the forced evacuation of families with minor children has been completed.
According to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted from May 2 to 12:
71% of Ukrainians do not support holding elections during a truce, even with security guarantees for Ukraine. 25% of respondents hold the opposite view.
The level of trust among Ukrainians in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy increased from 69% in the first half of March to 74%. Twenty-two percent do not trust the president.