Russia launches 32 air strikes during day – General Staff

Yesterday, Russia launched 32 air strikes and 39 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

Source: evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 5 September

Details: During the day, there have been over 20 combat encounters in the front.

The Russians were conducting offensive action of the Lyman front near the settlement of Novoyehorivka in Luhansk Oblast, to the north of the settlement of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, and near the settlement of Mariinka in Donetsk Oblast, but to no avail.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of Ukraine reports that the defence forces of Ukraine continue conducting the offensive operation on the Melitopol front, gaining foothold on achieved positions, conducting the measures of counterbattery combat.

Quote: "The aircraft of the defence forces launched 11 attacks on the areas of concentration of manpower, armament and military equipment and two attacks on anti-aircraft systems of the Russians.

Rocket and artillery units struck one area of concentration of manpower, armament and military equipment of the Russians during the day, as well as 12 artillery systems on firing positions and one ammunition storage."

Background:

• On 5 September in the evening, the Directorate of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a video, which shows the Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian storage of military equipment in Donetsk Oblast.

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