Note to attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on May 20, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The four hundred and fifty-first day of Russia's large-scale military aggression against our country has begun.

Last night, Russian terrorists carried out another drone strike on Ukraine. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is being clarified at present.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 6 missile and 62 air strikes, as well as conducted 65 artillery attacks with multiple rocket launchers against our troops' positions and populated areas. Civilian infrastructure was damaged. In particular, due to the shelling of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Stepnogirskyi in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Berislov and Zelenivka on the Khersonshchyna, there are fatalities and injuries among civilians, including a child. Private residential buildings, medical facilities, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high as the enemy continues to employ terror tactics.

The enemy is still concentrating its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariupol, and Shakhtarsk directions. Over the past day, more than 80 combat engagements took place in these sectors of the front, with the fiercest battles fought for Bakhmut, Mariupol, and around Avdiivka, Stepovoie, and Novomykhailivka.

On the Volyn and Polissya directions, the operational situation — no significant changes, signs of forming enemy offensive groupings have not been detected.

On the Northern and Slobidska directions, the enemy continues to maintain military presence in border areas with Ukraine. Over the past day, air strikes were carried out in the vicinity of the populated areas of Hlibove, Plytenivka, and Zemlyanka in Kharkiv Oblast. Conducted mortar and artillery shelling of the populated areas of Bleshnya, Karpovychi in Chernihiv Oblast; Malushyne, Shpyl, Volvynne, Oleksiyivka, Sadky, Motrytsia, Turia, Slavgorod, Verkhnyapozhnia and Pozhnia in Sumy Oblast, as well as Udi, Gatyshche, Plytenivka, Pokalyane, Budarki, Zemlyanka and Topoli in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk direction, over the past day, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Bilohorivka of Luhansk Oblast. Carried out air strikes near Grigoriivka, Vilsiano and Kislivka in Kharkiv Oblast. Artillery and mortar shelling was suffered by Figolivka, Novomlynivske, Petro-Pavlivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masutyvka, Liman First, Kislivka, Kotlaryvka, Tabayivka, Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast and Stelemykhivka of Luhansk Oblast.

On the Lyman direction, over the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions. Carried out air strikes near populated areas of Novolubivka and Dybrova in Luhansk Oblast. Artillery shelling was suffered by Studenok in Kharkiv Oblast; Makieyivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnyokamyanske and Spirene on the Donets.

On the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Fierce battles are ongoing for the city of Bakhmut. Additionally, over the past day, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions towards populated areas of Ivanivske and White Mountain. Carried out air strikes near populated areas of Fedorivka, Orhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Khromove, Ivanivske, Stupochki, White Mountain. The villages of Vasukyvka, Orhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bogdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Predtechina, White Mountain, Dilievka, Druzhba and Pivnichne in the Donetsk region suffered from enemy shelling.

On the Avdiivka direction, over the past day, the enemy carried out offensive actions towards Novokalynovo, Stepovoe, Avdiivka and Perevomayskoye but was unsuccessful. Conducted an air strike near Avdiivka. Carried out artillery shelling in the areas of Novokalynovo, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Tonenky, Perevomayskoye, Karlivka and Nevelskoye in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Mariupol direction, units of the defense forces repelled more than 20 enemy attacks near the city of Mariupol. At the same time, enemy shelling was suffered by Krasnogorivka, Georgiyivka, Mariupol, Kurakhove and Katerynovka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Shakhtarsk direction, over the past day, the enemy carried out more than 10 unsuccessful offensive actions near Novomykhailivka. At the same time, air strikes were carried out near populated areas of Vuhledar, Prechystyvka and Zolotaya Niva. Conducted shelling of populated areas of Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Bogoyavlenskoye, Maksymivka, Zolotaya Niva and Velika Nosilka.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to defend. Carried out an air strike on the populated area of Kizomys. Conducted shelling of populated areas near the line of contact. Among them — Hulyaypole, Novodanilivka, Mali Shcherbaki, Stepovoe, Kamianske and Plyvni in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; as well as Zolotaya Balka, Berislov, Zelenivka, Stepanivka, Kizomys and the city of Kherson.

Russian occupiers continue to force the population in temporarily occupied territory in Kakhovka of Kherson Oblast to obtain Russian passports. To speed up this process, oppressors conduct demonstrative raid actions aimed at intimidating local residents with possible mobilization and property alienation. In particular, occupiers carry out apartment-by-apartment and house-to-house inspections. Conduct a census of the population and apply psychological pressure to force them to obtain passports. Also, the enemy threatens Ukrainian citizens who refuse to get a Russian passport with forced eviction from their homes and disconnection of electricity.

The aviation of the Armed Forces carried out 13 strikes in areas where enemy personnel and military equipment are concentrated as well as 8 — on enemy air defense missile complexes.

Our soldiers also destroyed 3 cruise missiles "Kalibr", 18 Iranian Shahed attack drones, 4 gliding ammunition "Lancet" and 10 enemy reconnaissance drones of various types.

Ukrainian subunits of rocket troops and artillery damaged 1 command post, 7 areas where weapons and military equipment are concentrated, 2 artillery units on firing positions, 6 radio-electronic warfare stations, ammunition depots and a radar station of the S-300 air defense missile system.

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