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Russia attacked nine regions of Ukraine
2023-05-03
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv regions were under enemy fire.

by Iryna Lysohor


The Russians launched six shellings in the Chernihiv region during the day, including two at night. They hit the Novgorod-Siversky and Koryukivskyi districts with mortars, rockets from a helicopter, rocket salvo systems, and aerial bombs from an airplane. In the village of Lyzunivka (Novgorod-Siverska hromada), a 14-year-old boy was killed by an air bomb, a man and a woman were injured, the former school building was destroyed, six private houses were damaged, and another 15 were damaged. As a result of the shelling, a gas pipe was damaged in the Semenivska hromada, repair work is underway, the report from OVA says.

In the Sumy region, the enemy carried out six shellings of the border at night and in the morning. About 20 explosions were recorded. According to preliminary data, without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 14 shellings of border communities. 139 explosions were recorded.

The settlements of Bilopolska, Yunakivska, Sumy district, Shalyginska, and Seredino-Budska were shelled.

In the Seredino-Budsk community, a civilian was injured due to non-compliance with mine safety. The tractor driver drove into the field, ignoring the "Mine" signs, as a result of the explosion, the tractor driver was injured in the lower and upper limbs. The injured person was given first aid and taken to the hospital.

In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy carried out 56 attacks on 15 settlements over the past day: Gulyaipole and Orihiv were again hit by airstrikes, 51 artillery shells and three UAV attacks fell on front-line villages. Four people were injured. Elderly women born in 1938 and 1942 were injured in Gulyaipol. and husband born in 1972 and a woman born in 1973 The victims were immediately given all the necessary assistance.

In Dnipropetrovskthat night, the aggressor shelled Nikopol. He was from heavy artillery. There were no deaths or injuries. Yesterday, the enemy covered the Nikopol district with heavy artillery. The occupiers attacked Nikopol itself, mutilated a private house, an outbuilding, and power lines. People are unharmed. Regarding the consequences of the rocket attack on the Pavlograd district: 34 victims, five of them children. Two women, 45 and 55 years old, remain in intensive care. According to updated data, 24 high-rise buildings, 80 private houses, and seven cars were damaged in Pavlograd as a result of the attack.

Five schools, the same number of kindergartens and shops, a dispensary, a bank, and a dormitory were mutilated. There are power outages. More than fifty private houses were mutilated in Verbkivsk community. Also - a school, a kindergarten. In Mezhyritskyi TG, two educational institutions, a cultural center, kindergarten There is a medical facility in Yuryivska.

In Luhansk, the enemy fired 92 rounds (412 shells) at the positions of our troops during the day. Mortars – 35, MLRS – 11, artillery – 25, tank – 11, UAV – four, aviation – six. The enemy tried to improve the tactical position near the completely destroyed Novoselivskyi, but they were repulsed. The enemy also unsuccessfully advanced on Bilogorivka. The enemy also attacked Belogorivka from the air. Makiivka, Dibrova and Bilogorivka were subjected to enemy artillery fire.

During the day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Udy, Hoptivka, Strelecha, and Khatne in Kharkivska in the Slobozhansk direction . On the Kupyansk direction, Figolivka, Zapadne, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne and Berestov came under artillery and mortar fire. Yesterday, as a result of the shelling of the village Kucherivka, Kupyan district, three private residential buildings, commercial buildings were damaged, and a bus was destroyed. A 65-year-old man was injured. A 57-year-old man was injured as a result of shelling in the town of Vovchansk, Chuguyiv district. In the village Vilkhuvatka of the Kharkiv district damaged a house and an outbuilding.

The Russians fired 12 artillery and S300 anti-aircraft missiles in Donetsk during the day. Six settlements were shelled: Toretsk, the village of Novoselyvka Persha, Avdiivka, Siversk, Bakhmut, Kramatorsk. 17 residential buildings were damaged, four of which are multi-apartment buildings, a utility building, and a school. In one day, two people were injured in the region.

In Mykolaivska tonight, the enemy fired mortar shells on the water area of ​​the Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. Yesterday, the enemy attacked the settlement of Kutsurubska hromada with anti-aircraft missiles. As a result of shelling, two people were injured, and private houses were damaged. After the shelling, there is no electricity, gas, water or internet in the settlement.

In Khersonskain 24 hours, the enemy fired 71 rounds (363 shells): MLRS – two, artillery – 31, mortar – 26, tank – two, UAV – nine, aviation – one. Of these, the enemy fired 11 shots (41 shells) at Kherson: five from artillery, five from mortars, and one from tanks. Private houses were burning because of shelling. It is known about one victim - a 30-year-old man was injured in the hand, he was hospitalized.

The occupiers targeted the districts of 27 settlements of the region and the territory and building of the plant in Kherson. Russian artillery also shelled the village of Tyaginka of the Berislav district, hitting the homes of civilians. As a result of the enemy attack, more than a dozen residential buildings were damaged.

According to preliminary information, no one was injured. Kizomys of the Belozersk community found itself under enemy fire again. Enemy aircraft dropped two guided aerial bombs in the area of ​​the settlement. Information about the victims and the extent of destruction is being clarified. During the day, two people were injured. 54 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.

It will be recalled that since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the Russian army has lost about 191,420 people in the war with Ukraine. Yesterday, the Armed Forces destroyed about 460 invaders and a lot of military equipment.

Posted by:badanov

#2  A look at the challenges of defending against hypersonic missiles:

Posted by: Ebbimp Lover of the Trolls5787   2023-05-03 09:29  

#1  'One of the leaked documents described by The Washington Post said between 124,000 and 131,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed or wounded since the start of hostilities in February 2022.' but Russia rarely reports these numbers. Ukraine always does and inflates Russia causalities. Reason Russian numbers so low is the use of missiles and air superiority.
Posted by: Dale   2023-05-03 03:55  

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