The 432nd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 01.05.2023.
Today, the Russian Federation launched another massive missile attack on civilian objects of Ukraine. The Russian army cynically continues to use terror tactics.
In total during the day, Russian troops carried out 19x missile strikes (Ukrainian military successfully destroyed 15x Russian cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kh-555 types), 13x air strikes and launched 13x rounds from MLRS. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, including children. Apartment residential buildings, private houses, schools, hospitals, kindergartens and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The threat of further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions – more than 30x Russian attacks were repelled during the day. Bakhmut and Marinka directions at the epicenter of hostilities, Ukrainian soldiers bravely defend themselves.
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- Volyn and Polissya directions: no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups were detected.
- Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: the Russian army continues to maintain a certain number of troops in the border areas of the Russian Federation with Ukraine. During the day, Russian troops carried out an air strike with guided air bombs on the settlement of Lyzunivka in the Chernihiv Oblast, a child was killed. In addition, they conducted mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Leonivka, Krasnyi Khutir, Gremyach, Novgorod-Siverskyi of the Chernihiv Oblast; Seredyna-Buda, Shostka, Khodyne, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne, and Sadky of Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Hoptivka, Strelecha, and Khatnye in Kharkiv Oblast.
- Kupyansk direction: the Russian army did not conduct any offensive operations. The settlements of Figolivka, Zapadne, Lyman Pershiy, Kislivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, and Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were hit by Russian artillery and mortar fire.
- Lyman direction: Russian military tried to improve the tactical position, led unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novoselivskyi and Bilogorivka areas. Russian troops launched an airstrike on the settlements of Bilogorivka, Hryhorivka and Spirne. Makiivka, Dibrova, Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in the Donetsk Oblast were hit by Russian artillery fire.
- Bakhmut direction: the Russian army continues to conduct offensive actions. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut. Also, Russian troops carried out unsuccessful offensive actions on the direction of the settlement of Predtechyne. They launched an airstrike on Bakhmut and Bila Gora. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Kostyantynivka, Diliivka and Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian shelling.
- Avdiivka direction: the Russian army carried out offensive actions in the Pervomaisky Oblast of the Donetsk Oblast, without success. Air strike was conducted on Avdiivka. Russian troops shelled the settlements of Avdiivka, Lastochkine, Pervomaiske and Karlivka in the Donetsk Oblast.
- Marinka direction: the Russian army continues to attack the positions of the defense forces. Battles continue for Marinka. Georgiivka, Donetsk Oblast, also got under Russian fire.
- Shakhtarske direction: during the day, the Russian army did not conduct offensive operations. Shelled the settlements of Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka, and Novoukrainka in Donetsk Oblast.
- Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions: the Russian army continues to conduct defensive operations. During the day, it shelled Vremivka, Novosilka, Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Malynyvka, Gulyaipole, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, and Zeleny Gai of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Ivanovske, Kozatske, Osokorivka, Zolota Balka, Kachkarivka, Berislav, Vesele, Odradokamyanka, Tyaginka, Bilozerka, Kizomys, and the city of Kherson.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces conducted 4x strikes on areas of concentration of Russian personnel, and units of missile troops and artillery hit the control post, 2x areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2x warehouses of ammunition and 1x warehouse of fuel and lubricants of the Russian army.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report April 30, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
