Russian Forces Liberate 13 Settlements Over the Past Week
Russian soldiers, May 2025. X/ @DailyRuSoldiers
May 30, 2025 Hour: 8:55 am
Russia has intensified its offensive along the entire front, particularly in the Sumy and Kharkiv sectors.
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov confirmed that his country’s forces liberated 13 settlements over the past week.
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Units of the Sever (North) military group liberated the settlements of Loknya, Vladimirivka, Bilovody and Konstantinivka in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, the Zapad (West) military group liberated Stroevka and Kondrashivka in the Kharkiv region. The latter settlement, located five kilometers north of the city of Kupiansk, had been under Ukrainian control since September 2022.
“Soldiers of the 121st Regiment, in a show of courage and sacrifice, are fighting successfully in the Kupiansk sector. Thanks to their professional and determined actions, the enemy suffered significant losses and fled,” Belousov said.
These advances come after President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that the army is creating a security zone along the border with Ukraine, which would include the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
In the Donetsk region, units of the Yuzhnaya (South) group liberated Stupochki, Romanivka, Stara Nikolaevka and Gnativka, while the Tsentr (Center) group liberated Shevchenko. Additionally, the Vostok (East) military group liberated Otranoye and Zelene Pile.
In response to Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian forces launched five combined strikes and two massive strikes using high-precision weapons and drones targeting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex facilities, military airfield infrastructure, radio-technical intelligence centers, and satellite communications sites.
The Russian military command also reported strikes on Ukraine’s special operations headquarters, army aviation, a U.S.-made Patriot air defense system, and a maritime drone base, among other targets. “All objectives were hit. All military installations of the Kyiv regime were destroyed,” Belousov said.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its offensive along the entire front, particularly in the Sumy and Kharkiv sectors, parallel to ongoing negotiations with Ukraine. The next round of talks is scheduled for Monday, June 2, in Istanbul.
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Source: EFE
