[UPDATE – May 31st, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – May 2026, 2/2

💥D1555-May 30th 00:00Z: The Russian Armed Forces are creating a “magnet” for the AFU’ reserves northwest of Kharkiv  Russian troops are increasing pressure northwest of Kharkiv, where after the capture of Granov, the Russian Armed Forces have the opportunity to link up scattered control areas into a unified front. For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this is no longer a local problem: the enemy will have to reinforce the third most important sector, withdrawing units from more critical directions — Sumy and the main section of the Kharkiv region. Even a single battalion now carries weight for Kyiv, but it cannot…