The number of battles on the front line from the beginning of the day until 4 p.m. reached 205, practically doubling the figure for the same period the day before, with 84 combat engagements occurring in the hottest Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a summary at 4 p.m. on November 5, writes UNN.
The Defense Forces are taking measures to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory. Since the beginning of this day, there have been 205 combat engagements.
As indicated, today, communities of border settlements, including Novovasylivka, Sumy region, suffered from enemy artillery fire.
Situation by directions
In the Northern-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, two combat engagements have occurred since the beginning of the day, one of which is currently ongoing. In addition, the enemy launched seven air strikes, dropping 16 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 85 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements, including six from multiple rocket launcher systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled seven enemy attacks, and five more combat engagements are still ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of Vovchansk, Bologivka, and towards Synelnykove.
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian occupiers attacked the positions of our defenders three times towards the settlements of Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Nova Kruhliakivka.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out 23 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Hrekivka, Novoiehorivka, Karpivka, Derylove, Myrny, Shandryholove, Zarichne, and towards the settlements of Korovyn Yar and Drobycheve. Seven combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 13 attacks. Invading units tried to advance near Yampil, Dronivka, Siversk, Serebrianka, Pereyizne, and towards Zvanivka, and two more combat engagements are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our soldiers repelled four attacks near the settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, and towards Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 29 assault actions in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, and Rusyn Yar. Seven combat engagements are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders made 84 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Mayak, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Chervony Lyman, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Zvirove, Novopavlivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novosergiyivka, Muravka, Filiia, and Yalta. The Defense Forces are holding back the pressure and have already repelled 68 enemy attacks, with 16 combat engagements ongoing.
Measures are being taken to block the enemy, who is trying to infiltrate and accumulate in the city of Pokrovsk. Active counteraction to attempts by groups of enemy infantry to gain a foothold continues. In Pokrovsk, the Defense Forces of Ukraine are carrying out strike and search operations. In particular, assault units of the 425th Separate Assault Battalion, SBS operators, combined groups of SSO, VSP of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, SBU, NGU, and HUR MOU are involved. Military units defending the city have been reinforced.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy is trying to break through the defense of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Piddubne, Sichneve, Vorone, Sosnivka, Stepove, Verbove, Pryvilne, Novohryhorivka, and Pershotravneve. Our soldiers repelled 23 enemy assaults, and three more attacks are ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, eight combat engagements were recorded in the areas of the settlements of Novomykolaivka, Uspenivka, and Zelenyi Hai, with two combat engagements still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, one combat engagement took place - the enemy tried to advance near the settlement of Stepove.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy attacks in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge. Enemy aircraft struck Mykolaiv.
In other directions, as indicated, there are no significant changes.