Battlefield sees 149 clashes: Russians attack Pokrovsk and two other fronts almost 70 times – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 149 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with Russian forces attacking most actively on the Huliaipole (29 attacks), Pokrovsk (24 attacks) and Kostiantynivka (16 attacks) fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 5 May
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, five combat clashes took place. Russian forces carried out 80 strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including five from multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians launched four assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Prylipka, Starytsia and Ambarne.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled a Russian attack near the village of Radkivka.
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian troops repelled six Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Drobysheve, Lyman, Yampil and Ozerne.
On the Sloviansk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance near the settlements of Kryva Luka, Zakitne and Riznykivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attacks near Malynivka, Nykyforivka and Viroliubivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian troops carried out 16 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Toretske, Illinivka, Pleshchiivka and Stepanivka.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 24 Russian assaults near the settlements of Bilytske, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Rodynske, Udachne, Novopavlivka, Novooleksandrivka, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka and Muravka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, Russian forces carried out seven attacks near Sichneve, Yehorivka, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zlahoda and Verbove.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian soldiers conducted 29 attacks near the settlements of Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Zaliznychne, Hirke, Staroukrainka, Olenokostiantynivka, Yablukove, Sviatopetrivka, Charivne, Verkhnia Tersa and Vozdvyzhivske.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians tried to advance near the village of Shcherbaky.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian defence forces successfully repelled three Russian assaults towards Antonivka.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
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