US EditionRussia Steps up Offensives in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy Oblasts, Syrskyi Says
- In May 2025, Ukraine's Armed Forces reported intensified Russian offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Sumy oblasts, focusing on multiple key directions.
- This escalation follows sustained fighting and cross-border raids, with Russia concentrating forces near the Sumy border and exerting greater pressure in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- Ukraine responded by reinforcing threatened areas with reserves, increasing firepower, and striking 58 military and defense industry targets deep inside Russia using long-range systems.
- Ukrainian officials noted over 34,000 Russian personnel losses in May and highlighted challenges posed by Russian fiber-optic drones complicating countermeasures, according to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
- These developments signal a continuing dynamic front, with Ukraine actively conducting operations to improve tactical positions and mobilizing reserves to repel the intensified Russian offensives.
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The pace of Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhya region has increased significantly, with more than 600 strikes per day.
Russia steps up offensives in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy oblasts, Syrskyi says
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 31 that Russian forces have ramped up assault operations across key fronts in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Sumy oblasts."(Russian troops) have notably increased activity in the Zaporizhzhia direction, where they are conducting active offensive actions," Syrskyi said following a strategic meeting assessing military operations in May.According to Syrskyi, Ukraine's Armed Forces are inflictin…
The Russian army has intensified its activities in Zaporizhzhia, while Ukrainian troops have advanced in three directions.
Ukraine’s military continues to hold back the enemy and inflicting significant losses, while the enemy has concentrated its main efforts on the Pokrovsk, Torets, Lyman, and Novopavlivsk directions, as well as along the border areas of the Sumy region. The Russian army has also significantly ramped up its operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction, where it is conducting active offensive maneuvers, reported the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Force…
The Russian army has significantly intensified its offensive on the Zaporiyia front and has concentrated its efforts in the border area of the Sumi region. Russia already controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced the seizure of the people of Vodolagui, in the Sumi region, in the north-east of the country. The ministry also reported the conquest of Novopil, in the Donetsk region, an area …
However, after a strategic meeting, Oleksandr Shirszky also stated that Ukrainian forces are causing significant losses in the enemy's ranks.
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