{"id":50633,"date":"2026-05-17T20:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/195-combat-engagements-occurred-at-the-front-the-fiercest-battles-continue-in-several-sectors-general-staff\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T20:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:01:10","slug":"195-combat-engagements-occurred-at-the-front-the-fiercest-battles-continue-in-several-sectors-general-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/war-in-ukraine\/195-combat-engagements-occurred-at-the-front-the-fiercest-battles-continue-in-several-sectors-general-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"195 combat engagements occurred at the front, the fiercest battles continue in several sectors &#8211; General Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past day, 195 combat engagements took place at the front. The fiercest battles continued in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and several other sectors, where the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses. This was reported by the General Staff of Ukraine, according to UNN.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The enemy launched 76 air strikes, dropping 201 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 4,851 kamikaze drones for strikes and carried out 1,994 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the report states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the Pivnichno-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, four combat engagements occurred; the enemy launched two air strikes using three guided bombs and carried out 71 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, five of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pivdenno-Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units eight times in the areas of Vovchanski Khutory, Dvorichanske, Starytsia, Veterynarne, and towards Ternova, Okhrimivka, and Kolodyazne. One combat engagement is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>In the Kupiansk direction, our defenders stopped one enemy assault in the direction of Petropavlivka.<\/p>\n<p>In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Lyman, Yampil, Drobysheve, and Zarichne.<\/p>\n<p>In the Slovyansk direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled one attempt by the invaders to advance towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.<\/p>\n<p>In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations.<\/p>\n<p>Strikes on oil refinery near Moscow and Belbek airfield &#8211; SBU provides details17.05.26, 14:29 \u2022 27260 views<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Forces successfully repelled 16 enemy assaults in the Kostiantynivka direction near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Toretske, Shakhove, Sofiivka, and towards Vilne. One more combat engagement is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 20 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Sukhetske, and towards Myrnyi and Serhiivka. Three combat engagements are still ongoing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to preliminary estimates, 58 occupiers were eliminated and 16 wounded in this sector today; four units of motor vehicles and two enemy infantry shelters were destroyed; three units of motor vehicles, one UAV control point, one gun, and 98 personnel shelters of the enemy were damaged. 170 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types were destroyed or suppressed,<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the General Staff added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the Oleksandrivka direction, no enemy offensive actions were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>In the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces successfully repelled 19 enemy attacks in the areas of Zlahoda, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Olenokostiantynivka, and towards Nove Zaporizhzhia, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, and Charivne.<\/p>\n<p>In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy conducted two offensive actions in the areas of Bilohirya and Stepnohirsk.<\/p>\n<p>In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy attacked three times towards Antonivka and was repulsed.<\/p>\n<p>In other directions, there were no significant changes in the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Forces struck a microchip plant for high-precision weapons in the Moscow region \u2013 General Staff17.05.26, 18:42 \u2022 10823 views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past day, 195 combat engagements took place at the front. The fiercest battles continued in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and several other sectors, where the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses. This was reported by the General Staff of Ukraine, according to UNN. 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