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

💥D1545-May 20th 00:00Z: The Russian Armed Forces broke through the AFU’ defenses west of Gulyaypole Units of the 5th Guards Army of the Russian Armed Forces eliminated the central sector of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defensive line along the Gaičur River, capturing the village of Verkhnaia Tersa. Now, the Russian army has approached the T-04-08 highway – one of the key supply routes of the Orekhovsky fortified area. With the subsequent advance of the front, the highway will become a “road of death”. Meanwhile, to the south, Chudesnoe has been captured, and the encirclement of Gulyaypole is also ongoing. Judging…