Russians are trying to take advantageous positions near Lukiantsi and Vovchansk

Russian troops are trying to seize favorable positions near the towns of Lukiantsi and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region.

Ruslan Muzychuk, a spokesman for the National Guard, shared this with LIGA.net.

“The enemy is trying to create favorable conditions for further advancement. In particular, to occupy more favorable positions on the ground. The units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces do not allow the Russian invaders to gain a foothold. They are counterattacking, launching artillery strikes, and engaging UAV units,” Muzychuk emphasized.

The soldiers of the 3rd Assault Detachment of the “Omega” Special Operations Center of the National Guard of Ukraine note that over the past few days, the enemy has been engaging infantry groups whose task is to gain a foothold near settlements in the north of the Kharkiv region.

In addition, the Russian invaders are trying to bring in their personnel and ammunition in small vehicles. On May 14, the soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed one buggy and two Russian depots.

“Snipers of the “Omega” Special Operations Center are also working to inflict losses on the enemy on the outskirts of Hlyboke and Lukiantsi,” the National Guard spokesman added.

Hostilities in the Kharkiv region

Militarnyi previously reported that the 3rd Assault Brigade destroyed a convoy of equipment and infantry of the invaders who were trying to make a breakthrough in the Kharkiv region.

Units of the 3rd Assault Brigade, together with units of the 66th Mechanized and 77th Airmobile Brigades, destroyed the Russian convoy of armored vehicles using drones and artillery.

The forces of the 3rd Assault Brigade, namely the 2nd Mechanized Battalion, the Battalion of Unmanned Systems, and the 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion, destroyed three units of equipment, and four more were hit.

As previously reported, Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty became the new Commander of the Kharkiv Operational and Tactical Grouping of Troops.

In response to the deterioration of the situation in the first days of the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, the military leadership decided to replace Yuriy Galushkin, Commander of the Operational and Tactical Grouping of Troops.

Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff.

Until January 2024, Drapaty headed the Kherson operational group. He is known as one of the commanders who led the liberation of the right bank of the Kherson region. In February 2024, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.