[UPDATE – May 15th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – May 2026, 1/2

💥D1530-May 5th 00:00Z: The AFU lost a significant portion of their reserves in attempts to recapture Stepnogorsk Russian units of the 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division continue to hold Stepnogorsk and repel attacks from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainians deployed significant forces and suffered heavy losses, but was unable to capture the city on the run – the narrow corridor between Primorsky and Stepnogorsk significantly complicates attempts to bypass it from the south. The exhaustion of reserves at a critical stage of the operation casts doubt on the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s ability to complete the offensive. Russian forces…