Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 5

Russian shelling

During the past day, there were 65 combat engagements.

Overall, the enemy conducted 4 missile and 80 aviation strikes, as well as 108 shelling attacks from reactive multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and civilian areas. Unfortunately, due to Russian terrorist attacks, there are casualties among the civilian population. Several multi-story buildings and other objects of civilian infrastructure have been destroyed or damaged.

During the night, Russian occupiers again attacked Ukraine, using 13 UAVs of the Shahed type. All the attacking UAVs were destroyed by Air Defense Forces.

Aviation strikes targeted:

• Volfyne in the Sumy region;
• Ohirtseve in the Kharkiv region;
• Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region;
• Terni, Yamopilivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Zalizne, Andriivka, New York, Oleksandropil, Ocheretyne, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Umanske, Vodiane, Volodymyrivka, Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region;
• Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Approximately 120 populated areas in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.

Frontline situation

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains largely unchanged.

In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in border areas, conducts sabotage activities to prevent the redeployment of our troops to threatened areas, and increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy did not engage in offensive (assault) actions during the past day.

In the Lyman direction, our troops repelled 4 enemy attacks in the area of the settlements of Terny and Yampolivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through our troops' defenses.

In the Bakhmut direction, our troops repelled 30 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka and Verkhniokamianka in the Luhansk region; Spirne, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, supported by aviation, tried to improve their tactical position.

In the Avdiivka direction, our defenders repelled 2 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Pervomaiske and Nevelske in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to dislodge our units from their positions.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Urozhaine, where the enemy, supported by aviation, tried more than 20 times to break through our troops' defenses.

In the Orikhiv direction, during the past day, the enemy, supported by aviation, made 4 unsuccessful attempts to attack the positions of our troops in the areas of the settlements of Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region and northwest of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy persists in its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro. During the past day, the enemy launched 5 unsuccessful attacks on our troops' positions.

At the same time, our soldiers continue to actively inflict losses on the occupying forces in personnel and equipment, wearing down the enemy along the entire line of contact.

Enemy losses

During the past day, the Defense Forces aviation conducted strikes on 7 areas where the enemy's personnel, weaponry, and military equipment were concentrated, as well as on 2 enemy air defense missile systems.

Missile troops units inflicted hits on 1 area of concentration of personnel, weaponry, and military equipment, 2 artillery systems, 1 radar station, 1 electronic warfare station, and 2 enemy air defense systems.