Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of May 10
Photo: Ukrainian troops continue to resist the enemy (Getty Images)
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that by 4:00 PM on May 10 Kyiv time, there have been 84 combat engagements on the frontlines since the start of the day. Ukrainian forces are holding their ground, stopping the enemy, and disrupting Russia's plans.
Enemy shelling
Today, Russian artillery shelling affected areas in Ukrainian settlements, including Chuykivka, Mariyne, Brusky, Ulanove, Yastrubshchyna, and Bila Bereza in the Sumy region.
Frontline situation
In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian forces repelled an enemy assault near Vovchansk. Another attack is currently ongoing near the settlement of Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy has not launched any active operations since the start of the day.
In the Lyman direction, three combat engagements started today, with one still ongoing. The enemy launched an attack on the settlements of Ridkodub and Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversk direction, Russian forces launched an attack, which Ukrainian forces successfully repelled. The Russians tried to advance toward Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled four enemy attacks. The enemy launched offensives near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, and toward Bila Hora and Predtechyne. Two combat engagements are still underway.
In the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled all enemy attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance four times near the settlements of Druzhba and Toretsk, as well as toward Diliivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces initiated 31 clashes of varying intensity toward the settlements of Myroliubivka, Kotliarivka, Myrne, Zoria, and near the settlements of Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Novoserhiivka, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Preobrazhenka, and Andriivka. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 27 of these enemy attacks.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian forces repelled eight enemy attacks near the settlements of Kostiantynopil, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Pryvilne, as well as in the direction of Bahatyria, Shevchenka, and Novopil. Five enemy attacks are still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, settlements of Malynivka and Zaliznychne were struck by unguided missiles.
In the Orikhiv direction, today the enemy launched two attacks in the settlement of Stepove and toward Novodanilivka, but they were unsuccessful.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy conducted one failed attack toward the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
In Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 12 Russian attacks, with four more combat engagements still ongoing. The enemy also carried out three airstrikes, dropping four guided bombs, and launched 156 artillery shells, including three from multiple rocket launch systems.
In other directions, there were no significant changes in the situation.
"Ukrainian forces are wearing down the enemy along the entire line of combat contact and in the rear," emphasized the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy's losses
As a reminder, on the night from May 9 to 10, Russian forces lost 1,300 soldiers in the war against Ukraine. Additionally, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 49 artillery systems, 36 drones, and 106 units of enemy military equipment.
For more details on the General Staff report, read RBC-Ukraine's report.
