Kupiansk
Over the last day, 97 combat engagements were registered in the frontline. Ukrainian troops repelled 28 attacks in the Avdiivka sector, 14 in the Bakhmut sector, 7 in the Luhansk sector and 6 in the Kupyansk sector.
Active hostilities continue in the Kharkiv region, the enemy is storming and changing tactics, but the opening of a new front line is not yet possible due to the insufficient number of Russian military forces.
Occupants are deploying personnel, ammunition and military equipment in the Kupyansk sector, but no extraordinary enemy activity is observed in this area.
A 66-year-old man was killed in the village of Novooosynove, Kupyansk district, and about 15 settlements in Kharkiv region, including Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Kotlyarivka, Dergachi, Liptsi and Rublenne, came under artillery, mortar and air strikes, resulting in human casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.
Over the past day, 134 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, and the enemy launched numerous missile, air and artillery strikes at Ukrainian positions and localities.
During the shelling of Novoosynove village, Kupyansk district, a 66-year-old man died on the territory of a private household.
In the morning, Russian troops shelled three villages in Kharkiv region, wounding two civilians.
As a result of Russian shelling in various settlements of Kharkiv region, 4 civilians were killed and at least 14 were wounded, and residential buildings, administrative premises and vehicles were damaged.
Over the past day, 121 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline in Ukraine, during which the enemy launched 5 missile attacks, 63 air strikes and 72 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Over 100 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front on Wednesday, the most intense in the Avdiivka sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 33 attacks. The Russians also intensified their offensive in the Kupyansk sector, with 11 combat engagements taking place there on Wednesday.
A 67-year-old woman wounded during the shelling of Lelyukivka village, Kharkiv region, died in hospital.
A Russian air strike on Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, killed 2 people, wounded 8, including an 11-year-old boy, and damaged buildings and cars.
In the occupied maternity hospitals of the "lPR", parents without a Russian passport are threatened not to give up their newborns.
On April 30, a Russian attack on Kharkiv resulted in 10 injuries, one death, and damage to buildings, vehicles, and railroad facilities.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 122 enemy attacks in various directions, while Russian troops launched 8 missile strikes, 61 air strikes and 129 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
President Zelenskyy held meetings on the situation at the front, the Russian offensive, and Ukraine's actions to disrupt Russia's plans and achieve its goals, and discussed arms supplies and coordination with partners to strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian military.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian defenders withstood 96 combat engagements against Russian attacks on several fronts, repelling attacks in seven directions.
The military situation in the Kupyansk sector remains unchanged, with no new front line opened yet, as the enemy is amassing troops for possible assault operations, which Ukrainian troops are repelling, according to the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
According to the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, it is too early to say that russia may open new front lines in the north, despite the build-up and regrouping of enemy troops in the Kharkiv area.
The occupiers in the "lPR" will monitor the protest moods of teenagers and teachers in schools, residents of Rubizhne cannot leave the city without a certificate from the military commissariat, and the Ukrainian military has improved its tactical positions in the area of Serebryansky forest.
About 15 settlements in Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from the enemy, with several civilian casualties and damage to private homes in various locations.
Over the last day, 131 combat engagements took place on the frontline, the enemy conducted numerous attacks in the Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors, but Ukrainian troops repelled these attacks and inflicted losses on the occupation forces.
Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 enemy attacks near Avdiivka, and combat engagements took place in several frontline areas.
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 troops shelled populated areas of Kharkiv region, damaging private homes and wounding two civilians, one of whom was hospitalized with a stomach wound.
Two civilian drivers were wounded in a drone attack on a truck in Vovchansk, and a kindergarten in Vovchanski Khutory was shelled by a drone in Kharkiv region.
Over the past day, 88 combat engagements took place, during which the enemy launched 32 missile and 64 air strikes, as well as 60 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troop positions and localities.
Over the past day, 71 combat engagements were registered along the contact line, during which the enemy launched 31 missile and 46 air strikes, and fired 23 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.
The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
Over the last day, 94 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 12 missile attacks, 76 air strikes and 83 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.