⚔️ Counterattack

Russian forces struck a Ukrainian HIMARS system with a Lancet drone; Ukrainian mil-bloggers confirmed the hit, attributing it to lack of electronic jamming capability.

Kostyantynivka, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Russian forces struck a Ukrainian HIMARS system with a Lancet drone; Ukrainian mil-bloggers confirmed the hit, attributing it to lack of electronic jamming capability.

Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction but did not make confirmed advances.

Unconfirmed reports indicate Ukrainian counterattacks near Hryhorivka.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine has stabilized the situation in the Pokrovsk direction and in some areas seized the tactical initiative

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 46 times in the Pokrovsk direction

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.647Z

Source story: day-1170b-2025-05-12