Russians attack Pokrovsk, Huliaipole and Lyman fronts over 100 times – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 273 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with Russian forces launching over 100 attacks on the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole and Lyman fronts.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 5 June
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, three combat clashes took place over the past day. The Russians carried out 6 airstrikes using 18 guided aerial bombs and launched 89 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including 9 using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times near Starytsia, Lyman and Odradne, and towards Izbytske, Okhrimivka and Kolodiazne.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled six Russian attempts to advance near Novoplatonivka and towards Kupiansk, Kivsharivka and Novoosynove.
On the Lyman front, the Russians attempted to break through Ukrainian defences 26 times near Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Zarichne, Dibrova and Ozerne and towards Shyikivka and Lyman.
On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces launched 13 assaults near Zakitne, Kalenyky and Riznykivka and towards Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians made two unsuccessful attempts to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions near Fedorivka Druha and towards Yurkivka.
On the Kostiantynivka front, Russian troops carried out 19 attacks near Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka and Rusyn Yar and towards Kostiantynivka, Stepanivka, Vilne and Nove Shakhove.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 41 Russian assaults near Hryshyne, Vasylivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka and Horikhove and towards Vilne, Dorozhnie, Shevchenko, Bilytske, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Serhiivka and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians attacked 10 times near Sichneve, Vorone, Ternove and Verbove.
On the Huliaipole front, Russian forces carried out 37 attacks near Rybne, Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Sviatopetrivka and Zaliznychne and towards Pryvillia, Rizdvianka, Vozdvyzhivka, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Kosivtseve, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, Krynychne, Huliaipilske and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv front, Russian troops launched one assault on Ukrainian positions near Stepnohirsk.
On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled two offensive actions towards the Antonivka Bridge.
On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.
Ukrainian forces continue to put up effective resistance across all sectors of the front.
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