The 437th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 06.05.2023.
During the day, Russian troops carried out 6 missile strikes, including on the cities of Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka, and Kherson. In addition, the Russian Federation carried out 25 airstrikes and more than 20 shelling attacks with rocket artillery systems. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The probability of missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the directions of Bakhmut and Marinka. Heavy fighting is taking place for the cities of Bakhmut and Marinka. Overall, during the day, the Russian army carried out more than 30 attacks.
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- No signs of formation of Russian troops have been detected on the Volyn and Polissya directions. In the training grounds of Belarus, the preparation of Russian territorial defense units continues.
- On the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the Russian army maintains a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine. Within the past day, Russian military carried out air strikes on the residential areas of Zarichchia, Leonivka, and Krasnyi Khutir in the Chernihiv region. Russian soldiers also conducted mortar and artillery shelling of the populated areas of Zaliznyi Most, Leonivka, in the Chernihiv region; Rivne, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Volfyne in the Sumy region, as well as Lemyshchene, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan, Strilecha, Lukyantsi, Neskuhne, Staritsia, Vovchanske Khutory, Okhrimivka, Chorne and Khatne in the Kharkiv region.
- On the Kupyansk direction, Russian soldiers conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near the settlement of Synkivka. Krasne Pershe, Dvorychna, Zapadne, Synkivka, Pishchane, Vyshneve, and Stelmakhivka in the Kharkiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
- On the Lyman direction, the Russian army is searching for weak spots in Ukrainian defense. It carried out offensive actions towards Bilyhorivka and Spivne but did not succeed. Makiiivka and Nevske in the Luhansk region and Bilyhorivka and Spivne in the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
- On the Bakhmut direction, the Russian army continues offensive actions. Fighting is ongoing in the city of Bakhmut. Within the past day, Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions towards Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Predtechyne, and New York. VeSele, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultsine, Pivdenne, Toretsk, Pivnichne, and New York in the Donetsk region were affected by Russian shelling.
- On the Avdiivka direction, Russian troops did not carry out offensive actions for the day. They shelled the populated areas of Berdychiv, Avdiivka, Siverske, Karlivka, Netailove, and Pervomaiske in Donetsk region.
- On the Marinka direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled numerous attacks by the Russian army in the area of the city of Marinka. At the same time, the populated areas of Georgiivka and Pobeda in the Donetsk region were shelled by the Russian army.
- On the Shakhtarsk direction, the Russian army did not carry out offensive actions for the day. They shelled Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, and Zolota Niva in the Donetsk region.
- On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the Russian army continues defensive actions. It shelled populated areas near the front line. Specifically, these are Burlatske, Vilne Pole, Novopillia in the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Huliaypole, Charivne, Bilohirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamyanske in Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Antonivka in Kherson region, and the city of Kherson.
Russian troops continue to loot Ukrainian citizens and enterprises in the temporarily occupied territories. As of May 5th, in Energodar, there was not a single passenger car left on the territory of the “Electropivdenmontazh-10” enterprise. The warehouse was looted, and machine tools were also taken away.
There is increasingly frequent information about the low level of morale and psychological state of Russian personnel. For example, Russian commanders openly call subordinates “cannon fodder” in one of the units of the Russian occupation forces located in the village of Mulino in the Nizhny Novgorod region. In addition, military personnel complain about unsatisfactory medical support, as well as the provision of personal protective equipment and gear. About 50% of personnel do not have the opportunity to issue payment cards and are afraid that in case of their death, their money will not reach their families.
Ukrainian Aviation carried out 5 strikes on areas where Russian personnel and military equipment were concentrated, as well as a strike on Russian anti-aircraft missile system during the day.
During this day, Ukrainian troops destroyed 4 attack UAVs “Shahed-136/131” and 2 reconnaissance drones.
Rocket and artillery units hit a command post, 3 areas where Russian weapons and military equipment were concentrated, as well as an artillery unit in a firing position during the day.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: General Staff operational report May 5, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
