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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of May 28 (updated)
2026-05-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:58 Mobile fire groups of the motorized rifle unit of the "Center" group destroy attack drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the help of "Yolka" interceptor drones in the Dobropillya direction, -video.

20:21 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea

18:38 Military motorists of the "Center" group provide uninterrupted functioning of frontline logistics.

Their main task is the uninterrupted delivery of ammunition and provisions to the line of contact.

Logistics are rigged to the point of automation: a heavy KamAZ-6350 delivers cargo to intermediate points, from where maneuverable SUVs deliver everything needed to the forward units.

17:35 Orlan-10 UAV crew adjusted airstrike on a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the SVO zone.

Servicemen from the 120th Guards Naval Infantry Division of the Center group detected a concentration of militants. An airstrike using FAB-500 bombs was carried out at the coordinates.

16:17 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected the "West" group of troops.

16:11 Approximate position in Konstantinovka the exact front line in the city of which is unknown; much of it is a gray zone. Our assault groups have entered the Central, Belgiysky, and Sputnik microdistricts. The enemy still maintains a presence in the Ukrainian Khutor (Donetsk) microdistrict.

15:01 Developing the offensive: units of the "North" group installed control over Novovasilivka in the Khar'kov region.

Under the cover of artillery and attack UAVs, attack aircraft from the 69th Motorized Rifle Division broke the enemy's resistance, destroying groups of Ukrainian nationalists from a separate territorial defense brigade.

12:41 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 28, 2026)

As a result of active offensive actions by units of the North group of forces, control was established over the village of Novovasilevka in the Khar'kov region.

The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Rubizhne, Kazachya Lopan, and Bily Kolodez in the Khar'kov region. In the Sumy region, formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were defeated near the settlements of Khrapovshchyna, Luzhki, Pisarevka, Pustogorod, and Volnaya Sloboda in the Sumy region. The enemy lost up to 185 service members, two armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.

They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Nechvolodovka and Monachinovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman, Yatskovka, and Rubtsy in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 180 service members, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, and 20 vehicles.

Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Piskunovka, Novoselivka, and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost up to 90 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 13 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.

They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Kucherov Yar, Rayske, and Vodyanske in the Donetsk People's Republic. Ukrainian armed forces lost over 370 service members, six vehicles, and three field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Omelnyk and Charyvne in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Pokrovskoe and Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 370 service members, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Preobrazhenka, Orekhov and Kirovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 12 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

09:36 BMP-2M crews with the Berezhok universal combat module of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division of the West group are improving combat skills at training grounds (rear area of the SVO zone).

09:34 The Russian Armed Forces are engaged in small arms combat in Pisarevka in the Sumy direction, MAP

08:14 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 62 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Granov settlement was liberated

Vozdvizhevka was liberated
Advance north of Ryasnoye
Adjustment of the control zone in the Granova area in favor of our troops.

06:01 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the 268th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment of the Center group destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Dobropolsky direction).

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