💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Burlatske, Zelene Pole, and Novopil in the Velyka Novosilka direction.

May 22, 2025 Udachne, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian soldiers (military_unit) Ukrainian prisoners of war (person) BM-21 Grad (weapon_system) FPV drone (weapon_system) Vector reconnaissance drone (weapon_system) Ukrainian Defence Forces (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) State Emergency Service (organization) Russian occupiers (organization) Geranium-2 UAV (weapon_system) Rodynske (location) Russian troops (organization) Lancet UAV (weapon_system) Russian Federation (organization)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Burlatske, Zelene Pole, and Novopil

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Russian troops took two of four Ukrainian soldiers prisoner during the assault and later shot them dead with automatic weapons in a nearby forest

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is qualified as a serious international crime

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces conducted targeted strikes on a BM-21 "Grad" MLRS system in the area of Zoria village, south of Pokrovsk. As a result of several FPV drones hitting the Russian equipment, it detonated and was completely destroyed. The strikes were adjusted with the help of a German Vector reconnaissance drone.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.227Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-22-2025