Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 6
Illustrative photo: The General Staff updated the combat map on May 6 (Getty Images)
Over the past day, 200 combat clashes were recorded along the entire frontline. The Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 80 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, using two missiles and dropping 175 guided aerial bombs. In addition, over 6,100 shellings were carried out, including 113 using MLRS, and 3,344 kamikaze drones were deployed.
The aggressor launched airstrikes, in particular, on the areas of the following settlements:
- Vorozhba, Iskryskivshchyna, Myropillia, Bilopillia in Sumy region; Zolochiv, Kozacha Lopan, Pidlyman in the Kharkiv region;
- Shevchenko Pershe, Nova Poltavka, Sukhyi Yar, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Oleksandrohrad, Novopil, Zelene Pole in the Donetsk region;
- Malynivka, Temyrivka, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Stepove, Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Situation on frontlines
Yesterday, in the Kharkiv direction, there were four clashes near the settlement of Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops launched five attacks during the day. Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled assaults near Zahryzove and toward Novosynove and Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 31 times, attempting to advance near the settlements of Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Nove, Kolodiazi, Myrne, Torske, and in the direction of Zelena Dolyna.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks near Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, and toward Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out six attacks near Toretsk and Ozarianivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 78 enemy attacks near the settlements of Sukha Balka, Stara Mykolaivka, Vodiane Druhe, Novotoretske, Shevchenko, Udachne, Uspenivka, Troitske, Kotliarivka, Bohdanivka, and Andriivka.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled 24 Russian assaults near Novopil, Novosilka, Pryvilne, Komar, and toward Odradne.
The enemy also attacked Ukrainian positions seven times near Vysoke in the Huliaipole direction.
In the Orikhiv direction, near Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamianske, and toward Novoandriivka and Novodanylivka, Russian invaders carried out 14 attacks on Ukrainian positions.
In the Siversk and Prydniprovsk directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 18 enemy attacks yesterday. The enemy conducted 330 artillery shellings, eight of which were from MLRS; carried out 12 airstrikes, dropping 27 guided bombs.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, there are no signs of the enemy forming offensive groupings.
Enemy losses
Ukrainian troops have been inflicting significant losses on the Russian occupying forces in manpower and equipment, actively undermining the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.
Yesterday, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of Ukraine's Defense Forces struck 24 areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment, two command posts, five missile and artillery systems, two air defense systems, and four other important enemy targets.
In total, the Russian invaders lost 1,430 military personnel over the past day. Ukrainian troops also destroyed three tanks, five armored fighting vehicles, 61 artillery systems, one MLRS, 145 operational-tactical UAVs, 103 military vehicles, and three units of special equipment.
