Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 5
Illustrative photo: Ukraine's General Staff showed where the hottest spots on the frontline were on May 5 (Getty Images)
A total of 269 combat engagements were registered along the entire frontline over the last day. The Pokrovsk sector was the most difficult, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Yesterday, Russia launched a missile attack on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using one missile, as well as 106 air strikes, including 167 guided aerial bombs.
In addition, it carried out 5,550 attacks, including 121 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 2,628 kamikaze drones to attack.
Russia carried out air strikes, in particular, in the areas of populated areas:
- Riasne, Velyka Pysarivka, Tymonovychi in Sumy region;
- Zakharivka, Rubizhne, Vovchansk in Kharkiv region;
- Pokrovsk, Sukhyi Yar, Zoria, Leonidivka, Druzhkivka, Rusyn Yar, Malynivka, Udachne, Novopavlivka, Zelenyi Kut, Novoukrainka, Novopil, Bahatyr, Zelene Pole in Donetsk region;
- Novodarivka, Huliaipole, Vysoke, Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia region;
- Vesele, Beryslav, Burhunka in Kherson region.
Frontlines
5 combat clashes took place in the Kharkiv sector yesterday in the areas of Vovchansk, Stroivka, and Tykhe.
7 Russian attacks were registered in the Kupiansk sector over the last day. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian assaults in the areas of Holubivka, Petropavlivka, and towards Pishchane, Hlushkivka, and Novoosynove.
Russia attacked in the Lyman sector 22 times. They tried to advance in the areas of Nove, Kopanky, Tverdokhlibove, Kolodiazi, and towards Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, Olhivka, and Ridkodub.
In the Siversk sector, 3 combat clashes took place in the areas of Hryhorivka and Verkhniokamianske yesterday. All of Russia's attempts to advance were repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
10 combat clashes took place in the Kramatorsk sector yesterday in the direction of Maiske, Bila Hora, and near Stupochky and Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, Russia carried out 16 attacks in the areas of Toretsk, Druzhba, and in the direction of Dyliivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 115 Russian attacks in the direction of Hnativka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Novoserhiivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Nova Poltavka, Oleksiivka, Bahatyr, as well as in the areas of Malynivka, Dachanske, Zvirove, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Kotliarivka, Troitske, Andriivka, and Bohdanivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 52 Russian attacks near the towns of Kostiantynopil, Rivne, Novopil, Novosilka, Pryvilne, and in the direction of Zelene Pole, Shevchenko, and Bahatyr.
Russia attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 5 times in the area of Vysoke in the Huliaipole sector.
In the Orikhiv sector, near Novoandriivka, Piatikhatky, and Stepove, Russian invaders conducted 3 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
Russia did not conduct any offensive actions in the Prydniprovskyi sector.
In the Kursk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 23 Russian attacks yesterday. Russians conducted 317 artillery attacks, 11 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems. Also, 10 air strikes were carried out, during which 13 guided aerial bombs were dropped.
No signs of Russian offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissia sectors.
Russia's losses
Ukrainian soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the Russian occupation forces, actively undermining Russia's offensive potential in the rear.
Yesterday, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit 14 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, one air defense facility, an electronic warfare station, an artillery system, and one other important Russian object.
In total, the Russian invaders suffered 1,260 casualties over the last day. Ukrainian troops also neutralized 5 Russian tanks, 8 armored combat vehicles, 43 artillery systems, a multiple launch rocket system, 137 operational and tactical drones, and 109 Russian vehicles.
