Enemy is conducting offensive operations in Bakhmut and Mariinka directions. Heavy battles are going on for Bakhmut and Mariinka. 30 Russian attacks were repulsed, - General Staff
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information regarding the Russian invasion as of 6:00 p.m. on May 6, 2023.
As Censor.NET informs, this was reported on the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the evening summation it is noted: "During this day, the enemy launched 6 missile strikes, in particular on the cities of Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka and Kherson. In addition, the Russian Federation carried out 25 airstrikes and carried out more than 20 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Destroyed and damaged private residential buildings and other civil infrastructure.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Mariinka directions. Heavy battles are being fought for the cities of Bakhmut and Mariinka. In general, during the day, the enemy carried out more than 30 attacks.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups were found in the Volyn and Polissia directions. Training of enemy territorial defense units continues at the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus.
In the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. During the day, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Zareche, Leonivka, and Krasny Khutir settlements of the Chernihiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Zalizniy Mist, Leonivka, Chernihiv region; Rivne, Boiaro-Lezhachi, Volfyne of the Sumy Region, as well as Lemishchene, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan, Strelecha, Lukiantsi, Neskuchne, Starytsa, Vovchanski Khutory, Okhrimivka, Chorne and Khatne in the Kharkiv Region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlement of Synkivka. Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Synkivka, Pischane, Vyshneve, and Stelmakhivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy is searching for weak points in our defense. He led offensive actions in the direction of Bilohorivka and Spirne, but was unsuccessful. Makiivka and Nevske of the Luhansk region and Bilohorivka and Spirne of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues offensive actions. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut. During the day, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the directions of Bohdanivka, Ivanovsky, Predtechyny, and New York. Vesele, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pivdenne, Toretsk, Severne and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
During the day, the enemy did not carry out any offensive operations in the Avdiivka direction. He shelled the settlements of Berdychi, Avdiivka, Severne, Karlivka, Netaylove, and Pervomaiske of the Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, units of the defense forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Mariinka. At the same time, the settlements of Heorhiivka and Pobieda of the Donetsk region were subjected to enemy shelling.
During the day, the enemy did not carry out offensive actions in the Shakhtarsk direction. Fired at Vodiane, Vuhledar, Prechistivka, and Zolota Nyva of the Donetsk region.
The enemy continues defensive actions in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. He carried out shelling of populated areas, which are not far from the line of military confrontation. In particular, these are Burlatsk, Vilne Pole, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Charivne, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Antonivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
The Russian occupiers do not stop robbing Ukrainian citizens and businesses in the temporarily occupied territories. In Energodar, as of May 5, not a single car was left on the territory of the Elektropivdenmontazh-10 enterprise. The warehouse was looted, and machine tools were also taken away.
Increasingly, information is being received about the low level of morale and psychological state of the enemy's personnel. Thus, in one of the divisions of the Russian occupation forces, located in the village of Mulino, Nizhny Novgorod Region, commanders openly call subordinates "cannon fodder." In addition, servicemen complain about unsatisfactory medical care, as well as the provision of personal protective equipment and equipment. About 50% of the personnel do not have the opportunity to issue payment cards, they fear that in the event of their death, their funds will not reach their families.
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 5 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel and military equipment were concentrated, as well as a strike on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile system.
During this day, our defenders destroyed 4 "Shahed-136/131" attack UAVs and 2 reconnaissance drones.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit the control post, 3 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of the enemy, as well as an artillery unit in a firing position."
