Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of July 5
Photo: Ukrainian military continues to repel enemy attacks (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
As of 4:00 p.m. Kyiv time, there have been 91 combat clashes on the front since the beginning of the day. A third of the enemy's attacks took place in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
Russian shelling
Today, communities of border settlements suffered from enemy artillery fire, in particular Semenivka in the Chernihiv region; Baranivka, Mariyine, Uhroidy, and Rivne in the Sumy region.
Frontline situation
In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, 15 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. In addition, the enemy carried out four airstrikes, dropping 10 guided aerial bombs, and also launched 121 shellings of Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas, including five using MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled two attacks by enemy troops. The enemy is trying to advance in the area of Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops twice tried to break through the Ukrainian defense in the areas of Holubivka and Kolodiazi settlements.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy army carried out 15 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Myrne, Torske, Hryhorivka, with three combat clashes still ongoing.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times in the areas of Verkhnyokamianske and Ivano-Darivka.
The Ukrainian military also repelled one enemy attack in the area of Bila Hora in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out two assault actions in the areas of Toretsk and Rusyn Yar settlements. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 30 attempts to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of Poltavka, Malynivka, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Shevchenko, Zvyrove, Udachne, Novoseriivka, Muravka, Novopavlivka, Oleksiivka, and in the directions of Volodymyrivka, Serhiivka, and Pokrovsk.
Ukraine's Defense Forces are holding back the onslaught and have repelled 25 attacks, with five combat clashes still ongoing. Enemy aviation dropped aerial bombs on Pokrovsk.
In the Novopavlivka direction, the enemy tried to break through the Ukrainian defense in the areas of Zirka, Tolstyi, Voskresenka, Shevchenko, and Novopil settlements. Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled four enemy assaults, with another five attacks still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defenders’ positions seven times in the area of Malynivka. Five combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders' positions four times in the area of Kamianske.
In the Prydniprovsk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled one attack by Russians. The aggressor's aviation carried out an airstrike in the area of Olhivka.
In the rest of the directions, no significant changes.
Losses of the Russian army
Over the past day, from July 4 to July 5, Russian troops lost another 1,050 soldiers on the front. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 56 artillery systems, 306 drones, and 149 vehicles and fuel tanks.
In addition, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the losses of the Russian army have exceeded 1.025 million personnel.
