Russia's war on Ukraine. 24.05.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to advance southeast of Tetkino.
Ukrainian Defense Forces continued attacks near Tetkino and toward Glushkovo.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces unsuccessfully advanced near Loknia.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces continued offensive actions near Vovchansk.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces fought for Radkivka, attempted to advance to the eastern outskirts of Kindrashivka, near Dvorichna and Kamyanka, attacked near Dovhenke, Holubivka, Mala Shapkivka, Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Zahryzove, Hrekivka, toward Pishchane.
On the Lyman direction, units of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Army are fighting for Ridkodub. Russian forces attacked near Novyi Myr, Novomykhailivka, Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, Nove, Myrne, Torske.
On the Siversk direction, the 7th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army is attempting to advance near Hryhorivka. Russian forces attacked near Bilohorivka and Vyimka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces continued attacks near Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora.
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the forward command post of the 3rd Army Corps in Bakhmut with a missile strike.
On the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in the north of Toretsk and north of the city, counterattacked in the Poltavka – Popiv Yar area.
Russian forces attempted to advance to the western outskirts of Novospaske, north of Nova Poltavka, fought in Hnativka, north and east of Romanivka, attacked near Toretsk, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Dyliivka, Dachne, Krymske, Oleksandropil, Zoria, Yablunivka, toward Poltavka, Rusyn Yar and Popiv Yar.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces attempted to advance north of Myrne and southeast of Shevchenkove, attacked near Promin, Yelyzavetivka, Malynivka, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Zvirove and Udachne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Myrne.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army captured Odradne. Russian forces advanced northeast of Troitske, attempted to advance northeast and south of Novoserhiyivka, attacked near Novomykolayivka, Kotlyarivka, Konstyantynopil, Andriivka, Oleksiivka, Bahatyr, Odradne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked near Bahatyr and Odradne.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces fight for Zelene Pole. They attempted to advance west of the village, on the southern outskirts of Novopil, attacked near Burlatske, Vesele, toward Komar, Shevchenkove.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked south of Komar, east of Vesele, near Burlatske and Novopil.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attacked near Novodanylivka and Stepove.
General conclusion:
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attempt to establish pontoon bridges and other crossings to the western bank of the Oskil River.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces attempt to disrupt Ukrainian Defense Forces logistics with drone strikes.
On the Novopavlivka direction, combat activity is intensifying; Russian forces do not use armored vehicles or motorcycles during assaults.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces conduct fire and drone airstrikes ahead of infantry attacks, with the most active operations taking place west of Velyka Novosilka near Vilne Pole, and southwest of Velyka Novosilka near Novosilka and Zelene Pole.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 202 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted 5 times to break through Ukrainian defensive lines in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kamyanka and Dvorichna.
On the Kupyansk direction, there were 5 Russian attacks. Enemy assault actions were stopped in the areas of Kolisnykivka, Kruhlyakivka and Zahryzove.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 16 times, attempting to wedge into defenses near Nove, Novomykhailivka, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, Hrekivka, Yampolivka and toward Hryhorivka and Bilohorivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, 4 engagements were recorded in the area of Kurdyumivka and toward Bila Hora and Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 21 attacks in the areas of Romanivka, Ozaryanivka, Krymske, Druzhba and Toretsk.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 61 enemy assault actions were stopped near Shevchenko Pershe, Myroliubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Udachne, Novomykolayivka, Troitske, Kotlyarivka and Andriivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy carried out 30 attacks in the areas of Novopil, Zelene Pole, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, Vesele, Burlatske and toward Odradne.
On the Orikhiv direction, the occupiers attempted to advance 5 times in the areas of Stepove and toward Novodanylivka.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy made 2 futile attempts to move forward.
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 43 enemy assault actions. The enemy launched 8 airstrikes.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Black Sea: 2 ships, including 2 cruise missile carriers, the total salvo is 12 cruise missiles.
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
No strikes were reported.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 217th Airborne Regiment of the 98th Airborne Division operates near Tetkino.
The 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army Corps operates near Siversk.
The 331st Airborne Regiment of the 98th Airborne Division operates toward Kostyantynivka.
The 102nd and 103rd Motorized Rifle Regiments, the 174th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, and the 238th Artillery Brigade of the 8th Army operate near Shcherbynivka. The 20th Motorized Rifle Division advances near Yablunivka.
The 394th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Army operates in Zelene Pole, the 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army is engaged in Novopil.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to breach toward the Yunakivka–Sudzha highway, which is currently under their fire control. A follow-on operational objective may involve securing the line of dominant heights in the vicinity of Yunakivka village and establishing a foothold in the border zone to the east, north, and northwest of Yunakivka—primarily along both banks of the Snagost River. Simultaneously, the enemy will seek to advance to the Oleksiivka–Yablunivka line and into the Yunakivka area.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping conducts offensive operations with the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from a bridgehead near Nove toward the high ground near Cherneshchyna. At the same time, the 4th Tank Division is advancing along converging directions —Raihorodok to Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve to Kopanky—attempting to encircle the tactical group of the "Khortytsia" Operational-Strategic Grouping, which holds defensive positions along the Novoyehorivka–Hrekivka line.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will advance in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest in order to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG.
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. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will try to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast – toward Siversk.
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.
Follow-on actions of the 8th Combined Arms Army south of Kostyantynivka could include a rapid advance from the southwest and west towards the forward approaches to Kostyantynivka.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 24.05.25
Personnel - almost 979,830 (+1,130);
Tanks – 10,852 (+11);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,622 (+47);
Artillery systems – 28,201 (+36);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,395 (+5);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,169 (+2);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 49,639 (+232);
Aircraft - 372 (0);
Helicopters – 336 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 37,177 (+232);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,197 (0);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of May 24, Russian forces launched 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense shot down 6 ballistic missiles and 128 drones; another 117 drones were classified as “locationally lost” or suppressed by electronic warfare. The main direction of the attack was the capital. As a result of the enemy’s attack, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts were affected.
The Russian army has upgraded its Iskander-M ballistic missiles, said Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force. According to him, this includes the use of radar decoys, which could reduce the effectiveness of Patriot systems.
As a result of the overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, 15 people were injured in four districts of the city. Drones and ballistic missiles damaged residential buildings in the Dniprovskyi, Solomianskyi, and Obolonskyi districts. In the Obolonskyi district, a shopping center, an educational institution, and a boiler facility were damaged.
On the night of May 24, the Russian armed forces attacked Odesa Oblast with attack drones. The enemy struck port infrastructure facilities. There are no reported injuries, and the extent of destruction has not been clarified.
As a result of Russian shelling in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, on Friday, May 23, a 76-year-old man was injured. He was on his private plot when Russian forces opened fire. He is currently in the hospital.
In the village of Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone hit a private house and killed a woman who turned 63 that day.
On May 24, Russian forces struck the village of Velyka Pysarivka in the Okhtyrka District of Sumy Oblast with guided aerial bombs. As a result of the attack, a 51-year-old woman was killed, and a 43-year-old local man was injured.
In a suburb of Kherson on the morning of May 24, a 41-year-old man was injured by explosives dropped from a drone. In Komyshany, which is part of the Kherson city community, a 40-year-old woman was injured in a drone attack today. Another woman was injured in a separate drone attack on Kherson.
On May 24, Russian troops attacked communities in the Nikopol area of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with drones and artillery. An administrative building, an apartment block, and a religious institution were damaged.
The city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast is 90% destroyed or damaged. The situation in the community is critical, according to the head of the Kupiansk City Military Administration, Andrii Besedin. The enemy is using guided aerial bombs, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and FPV drones on central parts of populated areas. About 1,700 civilians remain in the community.
On Saturday, May 24, another 307 Ukrainian defenders were returned from Russian captivity. The total number of exchanged Ukrainian defenders under the 1,000-for-1,000 format has reached 697 people.
The Main Intelligence Directorate reports that the number of executions of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield is increasing — more than 150 such cases have already been recorded. Ukrainian intelligence officers have also recorded direct orders given to Russian soldiers to kill prisoners of war.
In occupied Crimea, a large-scale project is underway to rename schools after Russian so-called "heroes of the special military operation" (as Russia refers to its invasion of Ukraine – ed.) and the Soviet army. The initiative, titled "A Hero’s Name – to a School," was reported by “Crimea. Realities,” citing an anonymous Crimean human rights advocate. According to the source, more than 200 schools in Crimea have already received new names.