Situation update as of 6.00 a.m., 3rd May, 2023
Tonight, russian terrorists once again attacked with “Shahed-136/131” kamikaze drones. Information regarding the consequences of this attack is currently being clarified.
Last day, the enemy launched 3x missile strikes, 39x air strikes and launched 63 rounds from MLRS on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Civilians suffered, private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The threat of the enemy launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mar’yinka axes – they have carried out more than 30x attacks. Bakhmut and Mar’yinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, our defenders are holding the defense.
Volyn’ and Polissya axes: the operational situation has not undergone significant changes. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy shelled the settlements of Hasychivka, Yeline, Bleshnya, Karpovychi, Tymonovichi, Leonivka, and Muravyi of the Chernihiv Oblast with artillery; Znob-Novgorodsk, Uralov, Seredyna-Buda, Kucherivka, Rivne, Vorozhba, Volfine, Mykolaivka, Myropillia in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Veterinarne, Vilkhivka, Gatyshche, Vovchansk and Potikhonov in the Kharkiv Oblast.
Kupyansk axis: the enemy did not carry out offensive actions, actively engaged anti-aircraft fire to adjust the artillery fire. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Liman Pershey, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Krokhmalne and Berestov of the Kharkiv Oblast were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
Lyman axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area south of Dibrova. Makiivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Belogorivka, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in the Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.
Bakhmut axis: the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Fighting carries on in the city of Bakhmut. In addition, the occupiers unsuccessfully attacked in the vicinities of Ivanivskyi and Predtechyny. Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Khromove, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Predtechine, Diliivka and Pivdenne of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.
Avdiivka axis: the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Pervomaisky Oblast of the Donetsk Oblast, without success. They also shelled Novokalynov, Avdiivka, Severne, Tonenka, Karlivka and Netaylov.
Mar’yinka axis: adversary attacks were repulsed in the Mar’yinka area. Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Pobyeda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk Oblast came under enemy fire.
Shakhtars’ke axis: the enemy did not carry out any offensive operations the last day. Shelled Novoukrayinka and Prechistivka in Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: the enemy continues to conduct defensive operations. Fired at more than 30x settlements. Among them are Vremivka and Novosilka of the Donetsk Oblast; Gulyaipole, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriivka and Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast; Nikopol’ in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Zolota Balka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Vesele, Lviv, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Antonivka, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson.
The russian occupiers continue the forced passporting of the population of the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast. In order to speed up this process, the invaders are conducting demonstrative raids aimed at intimidating the local population with possible deportation and alienation of property. The content of the events is that a convoy of empty buses arrives at the settlement accompanied by representatives of the FSB, who, referring to the decree recently signed by the President of the russian federation on the deportation of persons without fussian citizenship from the occupied territories, set people a radical condition: either they give up their Ukrainian passports in favor of russian, or immediate eviction with confiscation of property.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Air Force has carried out 8x strikes on enemy personnel concentration areas, while missile and artillery troops have hit 1x command post, 12x areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 4x ammunition depots, 1x anti-aircraft defense device and another important enemy target.
