The 406th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 05.04.2023.
During the day, Russian military launched 3x missile and 21x air strikes, launched more than 35 attacks from MLRS on the positions of Ukrainian troops and the civilian infrastructure of populated areas.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions – more than 40x attacks were repelled during the day. The settlements of Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities.
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- Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of formations of Russian offensive groups have been detected. During the day, the Russian army shelled the settlements of Turya, Leonivka, and Pechenyuga in the Chernihiv Oblast, Seredyna-Buda, Stukalyvka, Bezsalivka, and Volfyne in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Liptsi, Neskuchne, Zybyne, and Bochkovye in the Kharkiv Oblast.
- Kupyansk direction: the settlements of Topoli, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kupyansk, Kucherivka of the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk Oblast were hit by Russian fire.
- Lyman direction: Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of the settlement of Nevske and Serebryansk Forestry. Makiivka, Nevske and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Terny, Zarichne, Torske, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.
- Bakhmut direction: the Russian army is trying to take full control of the city of Bakhmut, and continues to storm it. Russian troops led unsuccessful offensive actions near Bohdanivka and Ivanivskyi. During the day, units of the defense forces of Ukraine repelled about 15x Russian attacks on the indicated section of the frontline. Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk and Shumy of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian shelling.
- Avdiivka and Marinka directions: Russian soldiers conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novokalynovoy, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. At the same time, the Russian army shelled Novokalynovka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Pobyeda in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Shakhtarske direction: the Russian army did not conduct offensive operations. Unmanned aerial vehicles were actively used to adjust artillery fire. Russian troops shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka and Velyka Novosilka.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army is building up defensive lines and positions with fortification. Russian soldiers carried out shelling of populated areas. Among them are Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Gulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novopavlivka, and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Novooleksandrivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Stepanivka, and Chornobayivka in the Kherson Oblast.
Russian troops are strengthening the counter-intelligence and police regime in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast. In particular, in the Kakhovsky district, since March 23 of this year, the armed forces of the Russian Federation have been carrying out raids to check the personal phones of the local population for the presence of photo and video materials, as well as “forbidden” content. During such inspections, Russian troops search the homes of local residents. First of all, those who make phone calls to free Ukraine are subjected to inspection.
Aviation of the Defense Forces made 12x strikes on areas where Russian troops were concentrated during the day.
At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers on the eastern front destroyed a Russian Ka-52x helicopter. Units of missile and artillery troops hit 2x control points, 2x ammunition warehouses, 2x positions of anti-aircraft defense equipment and 4x radio electronic warfare stations of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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