Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 5
Photo: Ukrainian troops continue to repel the enemy (Getty Images)
As of 4:00 PM on April 5 (Kyiv time), 112 combat engagements were registered in the frontline since the beginning of the day. More than a third of them occurred in the Pokrovsk direction alone, reports the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Enemy shelling
Today, artillery shelling from Russian territory affected the following areas:
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Khrinivka in Chernihiv region;
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Seredyna-Buda, Baranivka, Kucherivka, Popivka, Porozok, Chuykivka, Prokhody, Hrabovske, Petrushivka, Mykhailivka, and Mariyne in Sumy region.
Additionally, Russian aviation carried out airstrikes with guided bombs on the settlements of Petrushivka, Prokhody, Krasnopillia, Velyka Pysarivka, and Bratenytsia in the Sumy region.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack toward Kamianka. Airstrikes targeted Kozacha Lopan and Slatyne.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy launched five active attacks on Ukrainian positions in the areas of Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, and Nova Kruhliakivka. Ukrainian forces successfully repelled three enemy assaults, and two battles are ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, Russian forces carried out 16 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the areas of Novoyehorivka, Novoliubivka, Hrekivka, Novyi, Katerynivka, and Zelena-Dolyna. Two battles are still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks, and one battle is still ongoing. The fighting took place near Bilohorivka and Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled three enemy attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Hryhorivka.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian forces attempted to push Ukrainian units from their positions in the areas of Kurdiumivka, Toretsk, Dachne, Leonidivka, and Druzhba. Ukrainian forces repelled nine Russian assaults, and three battles are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the enemy has made 46 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of Kotliarivka, Valentynivka, Oleksandropil, Tarasivka, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, and Bohdanivka. Ukrainian forces have repelled 39 of these attacks.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian forces have repelled four Russian attacks in the areas of Rozlyv and Burlatske. One attempt to storm Ukrainian positions has already been stopped.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy carried out an airstrike on the settlement of Komyshuvakha. Additionally, Ukrainian units repelled an attack in the area of Rivnopillia.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped four enemy attacks near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and towards Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka.
In Russia's Kursk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks, and four battles are still ongoing. The enemy also carried out 195 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including ten from multiple launch rocket systems and six airstrikes, and dropped 14 guided bombs.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy did not conduct active offensive operations.
The enemy's losses
As a reminder, over the last 24 hours, from April 4 to 5, Russian forces lost 1,390 soldiers on the frontline. Ukrainian forces also destroyed 67 artillery systems, 105 drones, 113 units of military vehicles, and many other pieces of Russian weaponry.
