The enemy keeps trying to drive the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of Krynky in Kherson region: five attacks of the Russian army were repelled – General Staff

The seven hundred and ninety-eighth day of the large-scale war waged by Russia against our country is passing. The enemy continues to try to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro River and has made another unsuccessful assault on the positions of our troops near Krynky.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an evening report on May 1, 2024. It is noted that a hundred clashes took place on the battlefield, and Ukrainian defenders repelled 33 attacks in the Avdiivka sector.

Situation at the front

In the Kupyansk sector, our soldiers repelled 11 attacks in the areas of Ivanivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Berestove, and Kopanky in the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.

In the Liman sector, the Defense Forces repelled 9 attacks carried out by the enemy in the areas of Hrekivka, Nevske, and Serebryanske forestry in the Luhansk region; and Terny in the Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut sector, the troops repelled 14 attacks in the areas of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Verkhnekamianske, Spirne, Novyi, Donetsk region, where the enemy was trying to improve the tactical situation.

In the Avdiivka sector, the defenders repelled 33 attacks in the areas of Kalynove, Arkhangelske, Progress, Ocheretyno, Sokil, Solovyove, Novopokrovske, Semenivka, Umanske, Yasnobrodivka, Netaylove, Pervomayske in Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to force our units out of their positions.

In the Novopavlivka sector, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane and Urozhayne in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense of our troops 17 times.

In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy, supported by aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders twice near Staromayorske in the Donetsk region and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kherson sector, the enemy does not abandon its intention to push our units from the footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Thus, during the day, he made 5 futile attacks on the positions of our troops near the village of Krynky in the Kherson region.

Russian attacks

In total, the enemy launched 2 missile and 41 air strikes over the last day, fired 42 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, Russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Multi-storey and private houses, as well as other infrastructure facilities, were destroyed and damaged.

Strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 1 control center and 7 areas of concentration of enemy personnel.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, over the past day, Ukrainian defenders "eliminated" another 1120 Russian occupants. The Ukrainian military also "demilitarized" 5 tanks, 21 armored personnel carriers, 13 artillery systems, 1 air defense system, 7 operational and tactical UAVs, 33 units of automotive equipment, and 3 units of special equipment.

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