Russia – Ukraine war updates as of May 11, 2023

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., May 11, 2023.

442 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.

During the past day, the enemy made one strike with a S-300 missile on the civilian infrastructure of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk Oblast. In addition, it carried out 45 airstrikes and carried out 53 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas of the Kherson Oblast. Civilians suffered, private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

The probability of further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high, because the enemy will continue to use terror tactics.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdyivka and Maryinka directions – 39 russian attacks were repulsed. The fiercest battles continue for the cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka.

No signs of the formation of offensive groups were found on the Volyn and Poliske directions. Certain units of the armed forces of the russian Federation will continue to be stationed at the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus.

On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the russian forces shelled the settlements of Bleshnya, Leonivka, and Krasnyi Khutir of the Chernihiv Oblast with mortars and artillery; Bachivsk, Khodyne, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Volfine, Bilovody, Popivka, Pavlivka, and Basivka in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Zelene, Gatishche, Zybine, and Budarky in the Kharkiv Oblast.

The enemy did not conduct offensive operations on the Kupyansk direction. The russian occupiers carried out airstrikes in the areas of Masyutivka, Pershotravneve and Terny settlements. Mykolaivka, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka in the Kharkiv Oblast and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk Oblast were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar fire.

On the Lyman direction, the russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Serebryansk forestry area. They carried out airstrikes on the areas of the settlements of Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamianske and Spirn. Makiivka, Bilogorivka and Vesele in Luhansk Oblast and Yampolivka, Spirne and Berestov in Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

On the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the city of Bakhmut. The russian bastards there carried out airstrikes in the areas of Torske, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka and Bila Gora settlements. Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochki, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

On the Avdyivka direction, the russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdyivka area. They carried out airstrikes on the districts of Novokalynovo and Avdiyivka. they also shelled the settlements of Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Pervomayske and Nevelske in the Donetsk Oblast.

On the Maryinka direction, units of the defense forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the area of the city of Maryinka. At the same time, Georgiyivka and Pobeda in the Donetsk Oblast came under enemy fire.

On the Shakhtarsk direction, during the day, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Novomykhailivka area, without success. russian airstrikes took place near Prechistivka and Novosilka. the enemy also shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, and Novoukrayinka.

The russian occupiers defend their positions on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. They carried out airstrikes on the areas of the settlements of Gulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk, Kizomys and Stanislav. the enemy also shelled the settlements of Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Mykilske, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Manganets and Nikopol – in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Dudchany, Beryslav, Vesele, Antonivka, Dniprovske, Berehove, Bilozerka, Kizomys, Shiroka Balka, Stanislav of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.

During the past three days, the russian occupation administration “evacuated” about 300 local residents, in particular, children, from the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhya Oblast to Berdyansk.

Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck 4 areas where the russian’s personnel and military equipment were concentrated. During the past day, our defenders destroyed 5 russian drones of various types. And units of rocket troops and artillery hit 1 anti-aircraft missile complex, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, 1 warehouse of fuel and lubricant materials, 2 artillery units in a firing position, as well as a radio electronic warfare station of the occupiers.

Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:

Ukraine Front Lines

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