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Russians actively use aviation to break through the defense of the Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction, - Ukrainian General St
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[LB] During the day, 64 combat clashes were recorded. by Ivanna Kapustyanska Russia's large-scale armed aggression against our country has been going on for 804 days. During the day, 64 combat clashes were recorded.  This is discussed in the evening summary of the General Staff. In total, the enemy launched one missile and 40 air strikes, launched 72 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population. High-rise and private buildings, as well as other infrastructure objects, were destroyed and damaged. On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected. In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, carries out shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine. More than 10 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks, among them Bilopol'ya, Khotyn, Zapsilya of the Sumy region. In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Sinkivka and Pishchane settlements of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Luhansk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical position. About ten settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Berestov in the Kharkiv region. In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks in the area of the Nevske settlement of the Luhansk region. More than ten settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Makiivka, Nevske, Luhansk region; Terny, Yampolivka, Torske, Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled ten attacks in the areas of Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Ivanovske, Novy and Andriivka settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical position. The enemy also carried out an airstrike in the area of Druzhba settlement of Donetsk region. More than ten settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, and Klishchiivka of the Donetsk region. In the Avdiivsk direction, our defenders repelled 18 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandropil, Novooleksandrivka, Progress, Yevhenivka, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Netaylove of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines. The enemy also carried out an airstrike northwest of the settlement of Ocheretine in the Donetsk region. About 20 settlements, including Kalinove, Novooleksandrivka, Novopokrovske and Umanske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar shelling. In the Novopavlivsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Vodyane and Urozhaine settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried seven times to break through the defense of our troops. Also, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Paraskoviyvka, Donetsk region. More than ten settlements came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers, among them Krasnohorivka, Maksimilianivka, Kostyantynivka of the Donetsk region. In the Orihiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders four times in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region; Robotynoye and north-western Vervovyo of the Zaporizhzhia region. He carried out an airstrike in the area of the settlement of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region. About 20 settlements, including Malynivka, Chervone, Robotine, Pyatikhatki of the Zaporizhzhia region, were subjected to artillery and mortar attacks. In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, with the support of aviation, he carried out two unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Chervyn Mayak, Ivanivka and Dniprovske of the Kherson region. About 20 settlements, including Lviv, Inzhenerne, and Antonivka in the Kherson region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks. During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces and units of the missile forces struck the 2S4 "Tulip" self-propelled mortar, the command post and five areas where enemy personnel were concentrated. Posted by: badanov 2024-05-08 |
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