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.
As the situation on the frontline escalated, the Ukrainian military took control of Nestryga Island in Kherson Oblast.
Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine: the enemy has deployed up to four brigades in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions, trying to advance west of Avdiivka and Maryinka in the direction of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
Russian occupants have managed to gain a foothold in part of the village of Ocheretyne in the Avdiivka sector, where fierce fighting continues, and Ukrainian forces are trying to push them out and regain control.
Russian troops are intensively attacking Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to capture the town despite significant losses, but Ukrainian troops are in control and have prevented the enemy from reaching the town.
The enemy broke through the defense in Kyslivka in the Kherson sector, gaining a foothold in the town after a massive counteroffensive.
Ukrainian troops repelled five Russian attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region and in the Orikhiv direction, thwarting Russian attempts to force them out of their positions.
Russian troops accelerated their advance west of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, creating a narrow passage deep into Ukrainian territory to enter the town of Ocheretyne.
Russian troops unsuccessfully tried to storm Ukrainian defensive positions from the flanks around Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region.
russia intends to intensify its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and logistics and intensify offensive operations before the arrival of U. S. aid to inflict maximum damage and take advantage of restrictions on the supply of Ukrainian materials.
Over the past day, russia launched 5 missile strikes, 77 air strikes and about 76 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
Ukrainian troops control most of Ocheretyne in the Avdiivka sector, and the southern part of the settlement is under fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the occupants are trying to capture the settlement using all available weapons, including chemicals.
Last year, Ukraine spent more than 50 billion hryvnias to protect its energy infrastructure, while only 1. 2 billion hryvnias were allocated for the construction of fortifications for the Armed Forces, which led to a weakening of defense and loss of territory.
On Monday, 62 combat engagements took place, most of the attacks were repelled by Ukrainian troops in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka sectors, with the enemy launching 4 missile and 58 air strikes, and using multiple launch rocket systems 100 times.
Russian troops are intensively shelling Chasovyi Yar, using the same aerial bombardment tactics as during the offensive on Avdiivka, dropping 20-30 rounds of ammunition per day from aircraft with the aim of capturing the town by May 9.
Ukrainian defenders fought 71 combat engagements, repelling most of the Russian attacks in the Bakhmut sector, where the enemy stormed Ukrainian positions 17 times.
Over the past day, 87 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 4 missile strikes, 57 air strikes and 89 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
russian troops advanced near Novokalynove and Ivanivka, but fighting continues in Ocheretyne, Berdychi and Krasnohorivka.