Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 18.00, April 5, 2023

Day 406 of the full-scale russian military aggression continues. 

During the day, the enemy launched 3 missile and 21 air strikes, launched more than 35 attacks from MLRS on the positions of our troops and the civilian infrastructure of populated areas.

The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka directions - more than 40 attacks were repelled during the day. The settlements of Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of formations of enemy offensive groups have been detected. During the day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Turya, Leonivka, and Pechenyuga in the Chernihiv Oblast, Seredyna-Buda, Stukalyvka, Bezsalivka, and Volfyne in the Sumy Oblast, as well as Udy, Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Kozacha Lopan, Liptsi, Neskuchne, Zybyne, and Bochkovye in the Kharkiv Oblast.

Kupyansk axis: the settlements of Topoli, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Kupyansk, Kucherivka of the Kharkiv Oblast and Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk Oblast were hit by enemy fire.

Lyman axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the areas of the settlement of Nevske and Serebryansk Forestry. Makiivka, Nevske and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk Oblast and Terny, Zarichne, Torske, Spirne and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

Bakhmut axis: the enemy is trying to take full control of the city of Bakhmut, and continues to storm it. They led unsuccessful offensive actions near Bohdanivka and Ivanivskyi. During the day, units of the defense forces repelled about 15 enemy attacks on the indicated section of the frontline. Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk and Shumy of the Donetsk Oblast were affected by enemy shelling.

Avdiivka and Maryinka axes: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novokalynovoy, Avdiivka and Maryinka areas. At the same time, the enemy shelled Novokalynovka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Pobyeda in the Donetsk Oblast.

Shakhtarske axis: the enemy did not conduct offensive operations. Unmanned aerial vehicles were actively used to adjust artillery fire. The adversary shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka and Velyka Novosilka.

Zaporizhzhya and Kherson axes: the enemy is building up defensive lines and positions with fortification. They carried out shelling of populated areas. Among them are Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk Oblast; Malynivka, Gulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Novopavlivka, and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Novooleksandrivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Stepanivka, and Chornobayivka in the Kherson Oblast.

The russian occupiers are strengthening the counter-intelligence and police regime in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson Oblast. In particular, in the Kakhovsky district, since March 23 of this year, the armed forces of the russian federation have been carrying out raids to check the personal phones of the local population for the presence of photo and video materials, as well as "forbidden" content. During such inspections, the occupiers search the homes of local residents. First of all, those who make phone calls to free Ukraine are subjected to inspection.

Aviation of the Defense Forces made 12 strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated during the day.

At the same time, our defenders on the eastern front destroyed a russian Ka-52 helicopter. Units of missile and artillery troops hit 2 control points, 2 ammunition warehouses, 2 positions of anti-aircraft defense equipment and 4 radio electronic warfare stations of the enemy.

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