The situation at the front today, May 6

The situation at the front today, May 6

The situation at the front today, May 6

Russian troops are advancing in the Bakhmut, Avdiiv, and Marin directions. The Armed Forces repelled about 50 attacks by the occupiers. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities.

 This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 Over the past day, the enemy launched 8 missile strikes, 49 air strikes, and launched 82 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Civilians suffered, private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. The probability of further missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

 On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not undergone significant changes.

 On the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy carried out airstrikes on Ivanivka, Leonivka, Buchki in the Chernihiv region and Znob-Trubchevska in the Sumy region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Stara Huta, Baranivka, Tovstodubov, Bachivsk, Khodyne, Volfyne of the Sumy region, as well as Chervona Zorya, Udy, Veterinarne, Graniv, Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Hlyboke, Lukyantsi, Neskuchne, Staritsa in the Kharkiv region.

 In the Kupyansk direction, Bolohivka, Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Liman Pershi, Pischane and Stelmakhivka of the Kharkiv region were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire.

 The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Lymansky direction. Makiivka in the Luhansk region and Nevske, Yampolivka, Bilogorivka, Verkhnokamianske and Spirn in the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.

 In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut. The occupiers unsuccessfully attacked in the direction of Hryhorivka, Ivanovsky, and New York. Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pivdenne, Toretsk, Severne, and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.

In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the Avdiivka area, without success. Fired at Orlivka, Lastochkina, Avdiivka, Tonenka, Karlivka, Netaylove and Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region.

 In the Marinka direction, during the past day, our soldiers repelled attacks in the Marinka area. Kurakhove, Georgiyivka, Pobyeda, Elizavetivka, Katerynivka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region also came under enemy fire.

 The enemy did not carry out offensive operations in the Shakhtarsk direction last day. Shelled Shakhtarske, Prechistivka and Ugledar in Donetsk region.

 The enemy is defending in the Zaporizhzhуa and Kherson directions. More than 40 settlements were shelled. Among them are Burlatske, Vremivka, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaki, Kamianske and Stepnohirsk of the Zaporizhzhуa region; Nikopol - Dnipropetrovsk; Zolota Balka, Dudchany, Vesele, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

 It will be recalled that the Russian troops seem to have abandoned the offensive on Bakhmut in favor of preparing for the expected counteroffensive of the Armed Forces.