You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Current information on the situation on the front line: May 3 (updated)
2024-05-04
Direct Translation Via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 05/03/2024 to 00:00 05/04/2024.

A total of 21 cases of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.

DAMAGED:
One car.
One residential building.
One civil infrastructure facility.

Two artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction
A total of 19 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction
A total of 67 units of various ammunition were fired.

22:49 Yuzhnodonetskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka:

It is reported that our Lancet destroyed an enemy armored personnel carrier. According to preliminary information, the enemy infantry fighting vehicle was hit while on the move. The personnel were liquidated.

21:01 Personnel another damaged Ukrainian Armed Forces evacuation vehicle

21:00 An air raid alert has been announced throughout Ukraine for the third time in a day - media

19:30 From the vicinity of the Hours, Yara reports the Paratrooper's Diary:

“From the north of Bogdanovka we are processing the enemy in the eastern part of Kalinovka. Enemies take advantage of the height, but it does not save you from FABs and artillery.

We are also working on kamikaze and discharges in this area. Thus, northeast of Kalinovka, at the intersection of forest belts, aerial reconnaissance identified an enemy vehicle, which was destroyed by loitering ammunition.

In the northeastern part of the Kanal microdistrict, airborne units were entrenched in buildings.

Throughout the area we are working with artillery against enemy positions, as well as aviation and UAV crews.”

18:34 "Lancet" GV "Sever" destroys the 152mm Ukrainian self-propelled gun 2S3 "Acacia": unique personnel escorting and defeating an enemy target.

18:30 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of troops covered the positions of Ukrainian Armed Forces units and an ammunition depot -video.

18:28 Crews of the BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ivanovo paratroopers inflicted fire damage to strongholds and destroyed an enemy armored car in the village of Chasov Yar.

Firing adjustments were carried out in real time using unmanned aerial vehicles. Interaction with reconnaissance units made it possible to destroy targets with minimal ammunition consumption.

During the combat work, an armored car was destroyed, as well as an infantry squad of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in equipped points in abandoned buildings.

18:05 RF Armed Forcesare advancing in the Paraskovievka area in the DPR:

The Donetsk front line continues to shift westward every day. After the complete liberation of Novomikhailovka, Russian troops advance towards Paraskovievka and Konstantinovka.

Airstrikes are carried out daily in Konstantinovka, and in the Paraskovievka area there is constant pressure from our troops on the Ukrainian defense from the north and south.

The liberation of Konstantinovka will allow us to begin to align the northern flank, up to the settlement of Pobeda, in the area of ??which positional battles have been ongoing for a long time. In addition, the section of the road leading from Maryinka to Ugledar will come under the control of the RF Armed Forces.

17:32 Military personnel of the “GORB” detachment of the Southern Group of Forces destroy the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Spornoye area -video.

16:58 Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the “Fireproof Plant” in Krasnogorovka in the Donetsk direction

The enemy's resources confirmed the success of the Russian troops. This facility is the most fortified enemy stronghold in the city. After the fall of which the situation for the enemy will be catastrophic.

16:41 Explosions in the Kharkov region.

15:36 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

Russian air defense shot down 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones and three Hammer bombs in one day;

During the day, units of the “Southern” group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 340 military personnel;

The grouping of Russian troops “West” improved the situation along the front line and repelled three attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region and LPR;

Units of the Eastern Group of the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions, repelled three counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy lost up to 135 military personnel;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 355 military personnel in the zone of responsibility of the West group of troops; nine pieces of equipment were hit during the counter-battery fight;

Units of the “Center” group repelled 10 counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the day;

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian illumination and guidance radars with two S-300PT air defense missile launchers, as well as an IRIS-T air defense missile launcher;

The Russian Armed Forces hit the Balovnoye oil depot, from which the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were supplied with fuel.

15:34 Units of the Russian group “Center” destroyed another American Abrams tank, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

15:17 The Front Bird reports about the explosion in the Dnepropetrovsk region:

“It is reported that as a result of today’s daytime missile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities, a military workshop for assembling equipment for Armed Forces armored vehicles and a warehouse with parts were hit. The strike was carried out by our missilemen from the Iskander OTRK.

14:50 “Lancets” sent another batch of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment for scrap metal

Operators of the Zala unmanned aerial vehicles of the 155th separate marine brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Vostok group of forces hit a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment with Lancet loitering ammunition in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka in the South Donetsk direction.

“We work mainly against enemy artillery, tanks, and more significant targets. They knocked out an M777 howitzer and a Leopard tank,” said the UAV operator with the call sign “Tikhiy.”

14:40 According to preliminary information, the attack in Kharkov hit the territory of the Electrical Equipment Plant. The plant is a branch of the instrument-making NPO Kommunar.

14:38 The Paratrooper’s Diary reports from the Kupyansky direction:

“The Russian Armed Forces are conducting a clean-up operation in Kotlyarovka. The enemy is bringing up reserves from Kurilovka, Peschany and Glushkovka. We destroy groups with artillery.”

14:15 The strike in Kharkov was carried out on enemy targets in the Kholodnogorsk region.

14:00 Explosions in Khar'kov - a bomb attack was carried out on enemy targets.

13:35 Kupyansk direction, May 3:

After the attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kislovka and the occupation of half the village, part of the units of the Russian Armed Forces turned to Kotlyarovka and began to clear it out. Events are developing in much the same way as they did with Orlovka and Tonenky near Avdeevka - Ukrainian troops first roll back, but then try to regroup and rotate units and make up for losses.

In this direction, part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reserves arrives from neighboring Kurilovka, Peschany and Glushkovka, where reinforcements have been arriving for the last month. There is no talk yet of “meat assaults” like at Avdievka - part of the Ukrainian reinforcements arrives to fill the trenches and strongholds, the other part moves between Kislovka, Kotlyarovka and areas to the west, but a large number of manpower are killed by Russian artillery fire.

One of the key tasks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reserves in this area is to prevent the Russian Armed Forces from implementing the “Ocheretinsky scenario” and going by rail to Peschanoye, and from there towards Kurilovka and the Kupyansk-Uzlovoy station.

12:27 Units of the “Southern” group of troops as a result of active actions occupied more advantageous lines, defeated the formations of the “Foreign Legion”, 79, 92 Air Assault, 46, 81 Airmobile, 28, 93 Mechanized brigades, 107 and 112 Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Belogorovka, Grigorovka, Maksimilyanovka, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka and Paraskovievka.

The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 270 military personnel wounded and killed. Anti-tank guided missile systems, loitering ammunition and artillery fire hit a tank, four vehicles, the Nota electronic warfare station and three field ammunition depots. During the counterbattery fight, the 152mm Msta-B howitzer, 152mm D-20 gun, and 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

11:34 Situation in the Chasov Yar direction:

The situation remains difficult, the enemy is pulling reserves from all sectors of the front to their detriment, transferring them to Chasov Yar. This is due to the fact that after the fall of Avdeevka and the outbreak of fighting in Krasnogorovka, this city was given the utmost importance, writes the Archangel of Special Forces.

Firstly, this is the dominant height on the entire Donetsk Ridge. Secondly, the capture of Chasov Yar opens up further routes for the advance of our troops to Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka - to an entire agglomeration of cities.

That is why, in order to prevent a breakthrough of our troops, all possible reserves are being brought up. Our command, anticipating the enemy's plan, is delaying the moment of assault, concentrating on grinding down reserves.

Army, front-line and tactical aviation are involved. Artillery and hail are working, Tosy.

The enemy's radio interceptions indicate the depressing moral and psychological state of the enemy. He suffers losses every day in killed and wounded.

There is no goal to take the city by May 9th. Our command is trying to save the lives of the soldiers and is not falling for the tricks of Kyiv propaganda. The assault on the city will take place when the appropriate conditions are created. At the same time, the tactical situation is improving daily through the use of small assault group tactics.

The enemy is trying to hold positions, but the lack of manpower is taking its toll; his hope now is for the speedy arrival of Western aid and, possibly, a large number of mercenaries.

According to intelligence information, the foreign legion of Ukraine is already in Chasov Yar. During the May holidays and the inauguration of the President, provocations from the Armed Forces of Ukraine are expected.

In general, we can conclude that, despite the measures taken by the enemy, the fall of the Clock of Yar is a matter of time.

11:05 Units of the 1st Tank Army are advancing in the center of Kislovka, and battles are already taking place in Kotlyarovka -video.

10:27 During the counterbattery fight by artillery units of the “West” group destroyed two 152mm self-propelled artillery units 2S3 “Akatsiya” and “Crab”, three towed howitzers 122mm D-30 and M198, as well as seven mortar crews.

Operators of the Lancet loitering ammunition destroyed towed howitzers 152mm D-20 and M777 in the area of Stelmakhovka and the Volchiy tract.

The group's air defense systems destroyed four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and one copter-type UAV.

Enemy losses amounted to over 150 military personnel, a tank, three ammunition depots, five pickup trucks and ten UAV control posts.

10:05 Paratroopers of the 106th division report that they are approaching the village of Razdolovka in the Donetsk direction, driving the Ukrainian Armed Forces directly into the village. Now there is approximately 1 km left from the first battle formations to the settlement.

10:04 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10.00

In the Orekhovsky direction, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to make unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces. Strike and reconnaissance UAVs are actively operating in the air.

In the Rabotino area, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations. The enemy is fiercely resisting and even trying to counterattack, with all his might, trying to regain lost positions.

The Russian army continues to advance and advance east of Verbovoy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a shortage of manpower and armored vehicles to deter Russian troops from attacking.

10:02 Personnel destruction of a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Artillerymen from the “Center” group of troops attacked a field ammunition supply point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. As a result of a precise strike, the ammunition detonated and was completely destroyed.

09:39 Explosions are heard in Zaporozhye. Preliminary – air defense works

09:35 In the Verkhnekamensk DPR, a column of smoke rises tens of meters into the air - there the Russian FAB-500s are powerful worked out according to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

09:30 Job sniper pairs of the 14th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group in the area of the village Ugledar.

09:17 Russian troops advanced near Ocheretino in the Donetsk direction in Kotlyarovka in the Khar'kov region - DeepState.

08:15 Crews of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Group of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed reconnaissance UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported -video.

08:12 Frontline summary for the morning of 05/03/2024

Zaporozhye Front. In Rabotino, attempts by the Russian Armed Forces continue to enter and gain a foothold in new positions - without success. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.

Ugledar direction. Russian troops, as a result of assault operations, were able to enter the southern outskirts of Urozhaynoye. This village was occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the summer counter-offensive and became one of the few settlements where Ukrainian troops were able to advance.

Donetsk front. In Netailovo and in the Umansky area there are oncoming battles. LBS did not change significantly. In the area of ??Semyonovka and Berdychi, fighting continues on the western approaches to these settlements. In the Pervomaiskoye area, Russian troops were able to advance south, in the direction of Nevelskoye.

After the liberation of Pervomaisky, the Russian Armed Forces were able to advance to the northern outskirts of Nevelskoye, and now, not without difficulty, but quite methodically, they are cutting off the “pocket” that formed between these settlements.

In Arkhangelsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to carry out a counterattack in order to slow down the advance of Russian troops inside the populated area - without success.

Chasovoyarsk direction. The Russian Armed Forces continue to fight forward from the flanks, covering the eastern region of Chasov Yar from the south and north. Also, fighting continues on the easternmost outskirts.

The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are under fire from Russian artillery and aviation. The Ukrainians are not giving up their positions yet and are sending reserves, but their position in this area is rapidly deteriorating.

08:01 Artillery paratroopers from 122mm BM-21 Grad destroyed armored car and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasovoy Yar, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Posted by:badanov

00:00