Occupants shelled 110 towns and villages with artillery, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Avdiivka - General Staff

The Russian terrorist army continues its offensive in different directions to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops. There were 95 combat engagements in the frontline over the last day.

The most active fighting continues in the Avdiivka, Novopavlivka and Bakhmut sectors. This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of the morning of May 5.

During the day, Putin's troops launched 5 missile and 69 air strikes, fired 74 MLRS at the positions of our troops and populated areas. Russian terrorist attacks resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Private and apartment buildings, civilian infrastructure facilities were destroyed and damaged. At night, the occupiers once again attacked Ukraine using 24 Shahed drones. The Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 23 attack UAVs.

The following settlements came under air strikes: Krasny Khutir, Chernihiv region; Luhivka, Sumy region; Kharkiv, Slobozhanske, Vesele, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Kharkiv region; VerkhnokamVerkhnekamianske, Spirne, Klishchiyivka, Novosadove, Druzhba, Tarasivka, Novooleksandrivka, Progress, Yevhenivka, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, Karlivka, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Vodyane, Urozhayne, Staromayorske in Donetsk region; Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka in Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav, Sadove and Krynky in Kherson region.

More than 110 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire.

The operational situation remains unchanged in the Volyn and Polissya sectors.

In the Siversky and Slobozhansky sectors, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas and conducts subversive activities to prevent the deployment of our troops to threatened areas.

In the Kupyansk sector, our troops repelled 12 attacks in the vicinity of Sinkivka, Pishchane, Kyslivka in Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Berestove in Luhansk region.

In the Lyman sector, nine attacks were repelled in the areas of Serebryanske forestry in Luhansk region and Terniv in Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut sector, our soldiers repelled 12 attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Novyi, Klishchiyivka, and south of Ivanivske in Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka sector, our defenders repelled 20 attacks in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Novopokrovske and Umanske in the Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Paraskoviivka, Vodiane and Urozhayne in Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops 15 times.

In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy attacked our positions 5 times in the areas south of Novodarivka, Staromayorske in Donetsk region and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kherson sector, the enemy has not abandoned its intention to drive our units from the footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Over the past day, he made 10 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops.

At the same time, our soldiers continue to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, depleting the enemy along the entire front line.

During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 7 areas of concentration of personnel, 3 control points, 3 anti-aircraft missile systems and an enemy ammunition depot. Ukrainian air defense forces also destroyed an X-59/69 guided missile. The missile troops hit a control center, a personnel concentration area, a radar station and another important enemy object.

As a reminder, the White House has stated that the Ukrainian Defense Forces will seek to launch a new counteroffensive at the front, probably in 2025. At that time, the country will "hold the line" thanks to military assistance from the United States.

Earlier it was reported that on the night of May 5, the Russian occupation forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type kamikaze drones. Some of the drones were sent to Kharkiv, and the city was hit by a private sector.

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