The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released an operational update on the state of warfare as of 18.00 on May 9, 2022.
According to Ukraine’s General Staff operational report, in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the enemy continues to carry out measures of the administrative-police regime. The celebration of the so-called "Victory Day" was simulated for the russian media in some of the occupied settlements.
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At the same time the losses of russian enemy exceed the indicators of manning, which significantly affects the overall moral and psychological state and becomes a prerequisite for the refusal of personnel to continue to participate in hostilities against Ukraine.
Key points of the report:
- The greatest activity of russian occupiers is observed in Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions.
- Almost along the entire line of contact, russian occupiers continue to use all available artillery and aircraft to fire on the positions of Ukrainian troops, the destruction of civilian and military infrastructure. In the city of Mariupol, despite the declared "silence", the enemy resumed shelling and assault on the Azovstal plant.
- There is a high probability of russian missile strikes on civilian and military infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
- In the Izyum direction, the replenishment of material and technical means is being replenished, and russian units are being prepared for further offensive operations in the Izyum-Barvinkove and Izyum-Slovyansk directions. russian enemy is conducting air reconnaissance.
- The battle for Rubizhne continues in the Severodonetsk direction.
- In the Lyman direction, the enemy is trying to advance in the areas of Oleksandrivka and Shandryholove.
- In the Avdiivka direction, it is trying to improve the tactical situation in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivka, Novoselivka Druha, and Verkhnotoretske. The fighting continues.
According to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ten enemy air targets shot down by Ukraine troops previous day.
As Defense Express reported the occupiers decided to test the effectiveness of their previously advertised heavy flamethrower system and fired their own positions by TOS-1A Solntsepek MLRS.
Find more on the current details of Ukraine-russia war as well as russia’s combat losses in a publications by Defense Express:
Day 75th of War Between Ukraine and Russian Federation (Live Updates)
Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: russians Force Locals Participate in Victory Day Celebration
The 75th Day of the War: Russian Casualties in Ukraine
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