To go out to Kramatorsk: Russians can try to capture chrome - isw (map)

Thus, one of the Russian troops stated that the main purpose of the Russian occupation forces is the capture of chrome, located west of Bakhmut. In his opinion, this will help to create the conditions for future promotion in the direction of Kramatorsk (34 km northwest of Bakhmut). He also emphasized the strengthening of Russian artillery strikes in the area. Limited terrestrial attacks of Russian troops took place around Bakhmut on May 31.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian troops carried out unsuccessful offensive operations near Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11 km northeast of Bakhmut) and the White Mountain (12 km southwest of Bakhmut). The battles continue between Ivanovsky (6 km west of Bakhmut) and Tickyevka (6 km southwest of Bakhmut), and positional battles continue in the Klyshchiyivka area.

Bakhmut houses ordinary Russian troops, volunteer forces and security forces of the so -called "DNR", as well as Wagner troops continue to support on -site support. Geolocation footage, published on May 31, show that the 1st sabotage and reconnaissance brigade "Wolves" of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which was previously operating in the Avdiivka area, is now active near Zaliznyansky (9 km northwest of Bakhmut).

Analysts point out that the presence of this brigade in the area confirms that Russian troops have probably shifted some irregular formations and elements of "DNR" from the Avdiivka district to the Bakhmut district. On May 31, the Russian forces made limited ground attacks along the front line of the Avdiivka-Donetsk front. Geolocation frames belonging to May 30 show that the Russian forces advanced a short distance north of Krasnogorivka (8 km north of Avdiivka).

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russian troops resorted to unsuccessful offensive actions near the rooster (6 km west of Avdiivka), and all the attacks of Russian forces on Marinka were reflected by Ukrainian troops. On May 31, Russian troops fired at Ukrainian positions in the West in Donetsk.

Geolocation, published on this day, shows how the artillery units of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division (5th City Army, the Western Military District) attaches Ukrainian positions near Novopol (45 km west of carbon). Also on May 31, Russian military bloggers published personnel, which allegedly visible how the operative-fighting tactical connection "cascade" (element of the so-called "DNR") operates near the collet.

However, in the western part of the Donetsk region, Russian troops did not conduct confirmed or declared terrestrial attacks. According to the Russians, on May 31, Ukrainian troops struck with the Himars system in the Kalinin district of Donetsk. The Ukrainian source also posted a photo showing a pillar of smoke in Mariupol. On May 30, Russian troops carried out land attacks in the northwest of Svatovo's settlement and south of Kreminna.

The head of the Luhansk region Artem Lisogor reported that the Russian and Ukrainian forces collided in 13 directions, including Kupyansky and Kremins. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Ukrainian forces reflected Russian terrestrial attacks in the area of ​​Masyutivka (13 km northeast of Kupyansk), Novoselivsky and Stelmakhivka (both about 15 km northwest of Svatov), ​​as well as in the south of Kreminna in the area Kuzminino (2 km southwest) and Bigorivka (10 km south).

One of the Russian military bloggers stated that Russian troops could not move in the starch area (20 km northwest of Svatov), ​​while the Ukrainian forces slightly advanced northeast of Bigorivka. Another Russian military correspondent has posted a video that can see how Russian troops fired Ukrainian positions in Kupyansk direction using inflammatory ammunition.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group has been trying to penetrate Ukrainian positions near green (34 km northeast of Kharkiv) for the second day in a row. Ukrainian troops continue to strike Russian rear in the Luhansk region. It is reported that the Ukrainian forces were fired at the Carpathians in Luhansk region from May 30 to May 31 (on the eastern outskirts of Alchevsk) by four Himars missiles.

On May 31, geolocation pictures are visible damage to the building in the Carpathians. The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated on May 31 that Russian troops destroyed the last Ukrainian warship at the port of Odessa on May 29. However, representatives of the Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine only reported on the fire of the port of Odessa, caused by Russian drones, but did not mention the drowning of a warship.

The ISW stressed that they could not confirm the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike in the occupied southern regions of Ukraine. Russian sources report that on May 30, Russian air defense was intensified over Melitopol and Tokmak. At the same time, the Ukrainian forces fired Russian military trucks west of the Vineyard in Kherson (34 km southwest of Kherson).