Russian occupants continue their attempts to reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, intense fighting is taking place in the Avdiivka and Bakhmut directions, but the situation remains under control of Ukrainian troops.
Over the past day, russia launched 7 missile strikes, 108 air strikes and 120 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.
Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in several areas, including Kharkiv region, inflicting losses on Russian troops and equipment as a result of air strikes and artillery shelling.
Land Forces Commander Oleksandr Pavliuk is convinced that the loss of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region by Ukrainian troops will not be decisive.
Over the past month, Russian troops have significantly increased the pace of ground attacks in eastern Ukraine, likely to consolidate their positions before Western military aid arrives to help Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 76 combat engagements along the frontline over the last day, with the enemy conducting most of its attacks in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka sectors, trying to improve its tactical position with the support of aviation, but suffering heavy losses.
The Ukrainian military will be able to stop the Russian invaders in the east thanks to an increase in arms supplies from the approved US military aid package, which will allow them to seize the initiative from Russia, President Zelenskyy believes.
The British Ministry of Defense says that despite intensified russian attacks on the outskirts of Chasovy Yar, since April 2024, russian troops have achieved only minor tactical victories and suffered heavy losses.
Over the past day, 146 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 60 missile attacks, 90 air strikes and 107 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 121 combat engagements in various sectors of the frontline, with the enemy conducting the most attacks in the Avdiivka and Bakhmut sectors and intensifying their activities in the Orikhivsk sector, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.
The fortifications built during Poroshenko's presidency were insufficient and did not meet the level of threat from Russia, lacking in many important areas, according to an interview with a war veteran.
On May 7, the Russian occupation forces conducted 64 combat engagements, launching 1 missile, 40 air strikes and 72 rocket attacks, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure, while Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks in many directions.
Over the past day, russia launched 2 missile attacks, 83 air strikes and 101 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
In Donetsk region, the enemy advanced near Novopokrovske.
On May 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 87 combat engagements along the frontline, in particular in the Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka sectors, with the enemy launching 2 missile and 69 air strikes and using multiple launch rocket systems 52 times.
Today is the Day of Infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The event was launched by a presidential decree in 2019. The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the fact that on May 6, 1648, a turning point occurred in the Battle of Zhovti Vody, as a result of which the Cossack army led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the Polish army.
Over the past day, 103 combat engagements took place, the enemy carried out 100 air strikes and over 50 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, and Ukrainian troops struck 13 enemy concentrations and 7 objects, including radar stations and air defense systems.
Russians are looting scrap metal from the destroyed coke plant in captured Avdiivka and taking it to the port of Mariupol to make money.
Over the past day, russia carried out 5 missile attacks, 69 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.
russian military losses are expected to rise again as it resumes offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia's total losses since the beginning of the war have exceeded 465,000 people.
President Zelenskyy visited a hospital in Khmelnytskyi region and presented state awards to wounded soldiers who are being treated there.
Occupants are deploying personnel, ammunition and military equipment in the Kupyansk sector, but no extraordinary enemy activity is observed in this area.
The enemy achieved some tactical success in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, but failed to gain an operational advantage, while Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka remain the hottest areas in the east.
Ukraine has strengthened its defensive positions on the battlefield thanks to U. S. military assistance.
Ukraine's loss of the Chasiv Yar high-altitude fortification is only a matter of time, opening the way for Russia to capture the last major cities in Donetsk region, says the deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence.
In the Avdiivka sector, Russians partially captured Ocheretyne, but Ukrainian troops used reserves to stabilize the situation and regain control.
Russian troops intensify their attacks on the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka directions, trying to break through the Ukrainian defense and reach the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, while Ukrainian troops reinforce their positions in the Serebryansky forest.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian defenders withstood 96 combat engagements against Russian attacks on several fronts, repelling attacks in seven directions.
Zelenskyy said that there are no military threats in Europe that affect only one country, as they inevitably affect others, emphasizing the need for cooperation to maintain peace and security across the continent.
Russian forces made no rapid tactical gains west of Ocheretyne, Solovyovo, Berdychiv, and Semenivka after Ukrainian forces withdrew from tactical positions in the area, indicating that Ukrainian forces retain the ability to slow further Russian advances.