[NewsFront] 23:17 Explosions occurred in the Kyiv-controlled city of Kherson. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication STRANA.ua.
“Explosions are reported in Kherson,” the message says.
Earlier, an explosion occurred in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine.
21:01 The Russian Armed Forces are approaching the Ukrainian Armed Forces supply road in Avdievka
Sofa General Staff reports that fighting is going on in the area of Donetsk street.
From there to Industrial Avenue, which supplies the south-eastern part of Avdievka, there are from 800 to 1200 meters left.
21:00 The most powerful and long-range gun in Russia performs fire missions in the special operation zone
Artillery units of the “Southern” group of forces destroy defensive structures and command posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also destroy artillery batteries, military infrastructure facilities and military equipment of the enemy.
19:48 Kurakhovskoe direction - situation from “Summaries and Analytics of the Northern Military District”:
The Russian Armed Forces continue active offensive operations along the entire length of this section of the front. The movement goes both in the direction of Krasnogorovka and in the direction of Georgievka and Pobeda.
There has been progress in the advance. This is facilitated by a serious strike force of our army and a significant fire impact on the enemy, who in recent weeks has felt a fairly serious loss of its combat potential along the entire front.
19:06 The artillery of the Dnepr group of troops is conducting continuous combat work.
Day and night, fighters carry out firingtasks, destroying ammunition depots, fortified positions, manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper. Our artillery fire does not allow the enemy to move, supply food, or rotate personnel in positions.
Over the past 24 hours alone, crews of the group’s Msta-B and D-30 guns destroyed three enemy strong points and a crew of enemy UAVs, and suppressed three mortar points.
18:49 Calculations of 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad"lead round-the-clock combat work in the South Donetsk direction.
The artillerymen of the “Eastern” group of forces are continuously on combat duty, going on missions at any time of the day. The most dangerous for Grad crews are night raids. In complete darkness, salvoes can be seen even at a great distance, so enemy drones instantly determine the location of the firing position.
The platoon commander with the call sign “Azimuth” explained how artillerymen manage to successfully carry out combat missions and evade enemy return fire.
17:54 In the Belogorovka area, aviation from the Southern Group of Forces destroys the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
16:55 The enemy confirms the ongoing advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the flooded quarry. The crisis on the northern flank of Avdievka’s defense continues to develop successfully.
15:57 An explosion is reported in the Nikolaev region.
15:55 Military investigators from the very morning fix crimes committed by the UFU against civilians of the DPR
Currently, Ukrainian militants using 155mm caliber artillery, including a cluster warhead, fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, as well as the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, settlement. Komsomolsky Volnovakhsky district and Yasinovatsky district.
A woman born in 1962 died in the Volnovakha region.
Information about casualties and damage is being clarified.
14:52 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Russian air defense shot down 58 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in one day;
The Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line in the Krasnolimansk direction, repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy lost up to 260 troops;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled seven attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian military lost up to 130 people;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 145 military personnel in the South Donetsk direction in one day;
Russian troops destroyed a field ammunition depot for artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction;
The RF Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions and positions in the Donetsk direction;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 290 military personnel, two armored vehicles and four cars;
The Russian Armed Forces hit the manpower and equipment of three enemy brigades near Rabotin and Nesteryanka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 35 military personnel.
14:40 Russian Armed Forces advanced near Avdievka
According to “Come and See”, the Russian army, despite stubborn enemy resistance, continues to actively advance in the Avdeevsky direction.
“Russian units have advanced north of the Avdeevsky quarry and are consolidating in new positions,” a source told Come and See.
According to him, now one of the main tactical tasks is to cut off the supply of the Ukrainian group of troops in Avdievka.
Heavy fighting is also taking place south of the village.
14:15 Over the last three days over Donetsk and Makeyevka intercepted 97 enemy drones, the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR reported.
Of these, nine UAVs carrying explosive devices were suppressed and destroyed, including the Baba Yaga drone using a Starlink control signal.
13:46 News from the Kherson direction. It is reported that our soldiers from the 43rd Separate Special Forces Company struck enemy positions and equipment with several Lancent loitering ammunition.
As a result of the precision work, the T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed.
13:05 The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the LPR, Alexey Poteleshchenko, died when the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a bakery in Lisichansk. This was announced by the head of the region Leonid Pasechnik.
Poteleshchenko headed the republican ministry in September last year.
12:44 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
Bomber strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and manpower concentration areas of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 1st Brigade of the President of Ukraine in the Urozhainy and Ugledar areas, destroyed two temporary deployment points and an unmanned aircraft control center.
During the day, nine enemy attempts to carry out rotations of militants in forward positions in the areas of Novodonetsk, Urozhaynoye, Staromayorsky and Ravnopol were stopped.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 115 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, two 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns and a 152mm D-20 gun.
11:51 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the group of troops "South" struck enemy tank in the Donetsk direction.
“An order was received to suppress a moving target. The target was a tank that did not allow our infantry to advance,” said the deputy platoon commander with the call sign “Ptah”.
Having marched to the starting positions, the artillerymen deployed the Grad installation and fired sighting shots. After minor adjustments, the fighters delivered an accurate blow to the enemy.
“The target was hit. They hit a tank and its turret was jammed. He was unable to continue firing and was forced to retreat,” the artilleryman summed up.
11:30 The enemy confirms the further advance of the Russian Armed Forces near the flooded quarry, both to the west and to the east of the quarry. The situation in the northern part of Avdeevka is becoming more complicated for the enemy.
The supply road is still quite functional, although there are periodic arrivals along it.
10:57 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
Units of the Center group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the Krasnolimansk direction.
The coordinated actions of the units, supported by artillery fire, defeated the assault groups of the 60th Mechanized Brigade and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Torsky area and Serebryansky forest.
The artillery crews of the group hit about 120 targets per day, including about 70 areas of concentration of manpower and firepower, three strong points, four areas of equipment accumulation, and enemy field artillery positions.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 120 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, and four vehicles.
10:10 Russian troops have developed success in the north-eastern part of Avdiivka. The retreating enemy was unable to organize a defense and was driven out of the area of Sapronov and Lesya Ukrainka streets.
09:48 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Bolshie Kopani four rounds;
-- n.p. Kardashinka two rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha five rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi four rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Proletarka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:06 The Ukrainian Armed Forces were in Avdeevkaknocked outfrom the quarry territory. From this point, Ukrainian militants very often fired at Donetsk and Yasinovataya.
08:17 Frontline report for the morning 02/05/2024:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, advanced southeast of the village of Rabotino. In open areas. Therefore, it is too early to talk about their consolidation here. Ukrainian troops are under attack in Pyatikhatki, Belogorye, Gulyaypole and Malinovka. Russian ones - in Kopany, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoy, Novofedorovka and Marfopol.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces tried to advance to Zolotaya Niva. No success. Russian long-range weapons operated against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Poltavka, Rovnopol, Staromayorsky, Urozhainy, Prechistovka, Ugledar and Vodyanoy (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name north-west of Donetsk). The Ukrainians attacked the Russian Armed Forces in Priyutny, Zavetny Zhelaniya, Novodonetsky and Pavlovka.
On the Donetsk front, after artillery shelling, Russian troops continued the assault on Novomikhailovka from the southeast and northeast. From the Ukrainian Armed Forces side, the village is held mainly by paratroopers. They fight briskly, despite being semi-surrounded.
Also, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, attacked near Georgievka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, on the southeastern and northeastern outskirts of Avdeevka. At the last of the listed sections we advanced into the city limits. Ukrainian positions are under fire in Pobeda, Berdychi, Ukrainian-controlled Novobakhmutovka (a settlement of the same name to the east behind the Russian Armed Forces), Alexandropol (a village north of Donetsk) and Toretsk. Russian ones - in Mar'inka, Staromikhailovka, Donetsk and the village of Krasnogorovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to regain the initiative on the heights north-west of Kleshcheevka. Artillery is working closely on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian troops also attacked Bogdanovka. Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Andreevka, Ivanovsky, Grigorovka, Vyemka and Verkhnekamensky. Ukrainian artillery worked against the Russian Armed Forces in Bakhmut and Yagodny.
08:15 Military investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee recorded crimes committed by the UFU against the civilian population of the DPR.
As a result of artillery attack using 155mm caliber artillery, including a cluster warhead, and the dropping of an explosive object from a UAV in the Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, three men born in 1952 and born in 1961 were wounded. and born in 1971, a man born in 1978 was wounded in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
In addition, Ukrainian militants carried out artillery attack throughout the day in the Kyiv, Kirov, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Chervonogvardeysky district of Makeyevka, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and the city of Yasinovataya, using UAVs and 155mm caliber artillery.
In total, nine residential buildings and three civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by DPR shelling.
08:10 As a result of joint events of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the DPR and the Russian National Guard in the Artemovsky districtdiscovereda cache of foreign weapons prepared for use by Ukrainian sabotage groups.
Discovered:
– RPG RPG-76 made in Poland – one pc.;
– RPG RPG-75M, Czech production – one pc.;
– TM anti-tank mines and fuses for them – nine pcs.;
– anti-personnel mines MON-50 – four pcs.
Due to the presence of signs of mining of the cache, sappers of the Russian Guard made a decision to destroy weapons and ammunition on the spot using an overhead charge.
Operational search activities are being carried out to identify persons involved in the illegal storage of ammunition.
08:05 Report from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Northern and southern flanks of AvdievkaRussian troops achieved a breakthrough in the Avdievka area, advancing one km and cutting the N-20 highway, which allowed them to enter the forest plantations near the Donetsk filtration station. On the northern flank, the main focus is on the Stepovoye area, and on the southern flank, on the battles in the Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye areas. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stop the advance of Russian units, which are actively pressing and trying to break through the defense.
Statements from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian army carried out 31 attacks per day, including attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepovoy and Avdievka, as well as near Tonenkoye and Severny. These actions are aimed at breaking through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kremensk direction:
Large-scale preparations by Russia for the assault on Kupyansk are reported, which may indicate plans to withdraw Ukrainian troops to the western bank of Oskol. After losing key positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to defend themselves on the western bank of Oskol and in the western part of Kupyansk, transferring reserves through Kharkov and Chuguev.
Krasnolimansk direction:
The Russian Armed Forces are actively advancing in the Krasnolimansky direction, taking control of key heights between Yampolovka and Terny. It is expected that the liberation of these settlements from Ukrainian forces may occur in the near future.