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 2, 2023.
433 day of the russian large-scale invasion has begun.
The russian Federation continues to use terror tactics. Last day, the enemy launched 19 missile strikes (15 enemy cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kh-555 types were successfully destroyed by our defenders), carried out 17 air strikes, and launched 25 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, including children. High-rise residential buildings, private residential buildings, schools, hospitals, kindergartens and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The probability of the enemy launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The russian occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdyivka and Maryinka directions – 41 enemy attacks were repulsed. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, our soldiers are on the defensive.
No signs of formation of offensive groups by the enemy were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions during the last day, the enemy carried out an airstrike with guided air bombs on the village of Lyzunivka in the Chernihiv Oblast, a child was killed. Shelled the settlements of Leonivka, Krasnyi Khutir, Karpovychi, Gremyach and 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.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations on the Kupyansk direction. Figolivka, Zapadne, Liman Pershiy, Kislivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne and Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy tried to improve the tactical position, led unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novoselivskyi and Bilogorivka areas. Launched an airstrike on Beilohorivka, Hryhorivka, and Spirn. Makiivka, Dibrova, Belogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnokamianske and Cpirne in the Donetsk oblast came under enemy artillery fire.
On the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut. In addition, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlement of Predtechyne. He launched an air strike on Bakhmut and Bila Gora.
Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Khromove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Kostyantynivka, Diliivka and Pivdenne of the Donetsk oblast were affected by enemy shelling.
On the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the areas of Severne and Pervomaiske settlements, without success. Launched an airstrike on Avdyivka. russian forces also shelled Lastochkina, Severna, Pervomaiske and Karlivka in the Donetsk oblast.
On the Marinsky direction, the enemy continues to attack the positions of the defense forces. Battles continue for Maryinka. Georgiyivka in Donetsk oblast also came under enemy fire.
During the day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations on the Shakhtarsky direction. russian troops fired at Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka and Novoukrayinka in the Donetsk oblast.
The occupiers are defending themselves on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. Settlements are shelled. Among them are Vremivka, Novosilka, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Malynivka, Chervone, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Shcherbaki and Zeleny Gai in Zaporizhzhia; Nikopol of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as Ivanovske, Kozatske, Osokorivka, Zolota Balka, Kachkarivka, Respublikanets, Berislav, Vesele, Odradokamianka, Tyaginka, Bilozerka, Kizomys and the city of Kherson.
The russian occupiers are strengthening the counterintelligence and police regime in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In particular, in the settlements of Dorozhnyanka, Reshetylivka, Kostyantynivka and Chumatske, the invaders prohibited the entry of civilians without local registration.
In Gornostaivka, Kherson Oblast, there are significant problems with the cellular connection of russian operators, in contrast to the stable connection of national operators of Ukraine. The local command of the russian occupying forces explains this fact by the results of the defeat inflicted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 3 russian anti-aircraft missile systems and struck 7 areas of concentration of enemy personnel during the day. An enemy reconnaissance UAV of the “Orlan-10” type was also shot down.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit the control post, 6 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 warehouses of ammunition and 1 warehouse of fuel and lubricants of the enemy
Last, but not the least, during the last day russia’s losses in manpower was the following:
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