Bakhmut

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.

Politico asked a Ukrainian army spokesperson about the threat if the occupiers manage to capture Chasiv Yar.

In the Donetsk region, Russian occupants shelled more than 20 buildings in 24 hours, and one person was killed in Verkhnekamianske.

Over the past day, russia launched 2 missile strikes, 64 air strikes and 75 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions, including Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and others.

Over the past day, 104 combat engagements took place along the contact line, during which the enemy launched 16 missile and 31 air strikes, and fired 79 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

According to DeepState analysts, Russian troops seized new positions near four settlements in the Avdiivka, Orikhiv and Novopavlivka directions.

87 combat engagements took place in Ukraine on Monday, with the most intense fighting taking place in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors, where Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks despite active offensives by the occupiers under the cover of air power.

Three traitors who voluntarily joined the Russian army after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and fought against Ukrainian troops near Avdiivka and Chasovyi Yar were detained and served with a notice of suspicion of treason and aiding the aggressor state.

Umerov visited combat units in the Eastern sector, where Russian troops are trying to push deeper into Ukrainian positions, concentrating west of Bakhmut, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are thwarting their plans through courage, training and the use of modern technology.

Russian troops advanced in the area of Chasovyi Yar and Novobakhmutivka amid intense fighting west of Bakhmut, according to an updated DeepState map.

A mortar unit of Ukrainian border guards from the "Vidpochta" brigade, having detected the enemy's movements, accurately aimed and destroyed their positions in the Bakhmut sector.

At the meeting with the Baltic ministers, Ukraine's Interior Minister discussed security issues such as attacks on infrastructure, mining, migration, arms trafficking, and protecting schools, while the partners viewed the destruction caused by the Russian invasion using virtual reality and pledged support in the form of funds, equipment, training, and reconstruction efforts until Ukraine's victory.

Russian troops aim to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9, while Ukraine is reinforcing its brigades in the area with ammunition, drones, and electronic warfare to disrupt the enemy's plans.

Over the last day, 76 combat engagements took place, during which the enemy launched 1 missile, 109 air strikes and 115 attacks on Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

Russia could launch a large-scale offensive in late spring or summer to seize more territory in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as a potential assault on Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian and Western officials.

The Avdiivka and Bakhmut sectors remain the most difficult due to intensified hostile offensives.

Intense fighting for Bohdanivka continues in the Bakhmut sector: enemy assault groups have made their way to the northern outskirts of the town, which is currently under Ukrainian control, the Defense Ministry reports.

The situation on the eastern front has significantly escalated, the enemy has intensified its offensive and is actively attacking positions, prompting decisions to strengthen defense with electronic warfare, air defense, replenishment of drones and anti-tank missiles, and the deployment of additional reserves.

Ukrainian defenders withstood 81 combat engagements, repelling most attacks in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka sectors, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Over the past day, 78 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 54 missile attacks, 126 air strikes and 95 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 53 missile and 84 air strikes, and used multiple launch rocket systems 61 times. Moreover, 53 combat engagements were registered in the frontline over the last day. The enemy conducted most attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors.

Forty-seven combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian frontline over the last day, with militants advancing in six sectors, most actively in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors.

A 22-year-old Russian soldier from Buryatia shot and killed an unarmed 46-year-old civilian in Bucha during the occupation and threw a grenade into the basement where the civilians were hiding, mutilating the victim's body.

A former MP from the banned Party of Regions, who contributed to Russia's armed aggression, was detained while trying to flee Ukraine near the Odesa border checkpoint.

The Russian army tried to strike with 8 drones near Nevske, Luhansk region. In the TOT, the occupiers are depriving World War II veterans who do not have Russian passports of their benefits. The occupiers also left the roofs of damaged houses in Rubizhne without repair.

Over the past day, 83 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 11 missile and 108 air strikes, and fired 149 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

Over the past day, the enemy conducted attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka directions, trying to break through the Ukrainian defense line with the support of aviation, but Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks and inflicted losses on Russian troops and equipment.

Over the past three days, soldiers of the 79th Air Assault Brigade destroyed 18 units of russian armored vehicles near Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region.