Number of occupants' attacks at front sharply increases: russians storming Pokrovsk most actively
On November 5, 276 combat clashes took place at the front, with the enemy attacking most of all on the Pokrovsk (100 clashes), Kostiantynivka (35) and Oleksandrivka (31) axes.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stated this in its operational update on Facebook, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
During the past day, the enemy launched one missile and 55 air strikes, used 5 missiles and dropped 124 guided aerial bombs
In addition, the enemy used 3,992 kamikaze drones and fired 4,354 times at troop positions and settlements, including 122 times from multiple launch rocket systems.
On November 5, 276 combat clashes with the russian occupants were recorded at the front.
Thus, the Defense Forces repelled two russian attacks on the North-Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes.
The enemy launched 11 air strikes here, dropped a total of 25 guided aerial bombs and fired 177 times, including 9 times from multiple launch rocket systems.
On the South-Slobozhanshchyna axis, 14 attacks were repelled in the areas of Vovchansk, Bolohivka and towards Synelnykove.
On the Kupyansk axis, 7 attacks by the invaders were recorded towards the settlements of Bohuslavka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane and Nova Kruhliakivka.
On the Lyman axis, the enemy attacked 27 times near Hrekivka, Novoiehorivka, Kolodiazi, Karpivka, Derylove, Myrne, Shandryholove, Zarichne and in the direction of Korovii Yar and Drobysheve.
On the Sloviansk axis, 17 attacks were repelled near Yampil, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Pereizne and in the direction of Siversk and Zvanivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 6 enemy attacks near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, Fedorivka and in the direction of Stupochky.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the enemy made 35 attacks in the vicinity of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka and Rusyn Yar.
On the Pokrovsk axis, our defenders stopped 100 aggressor attacks in the areas of Maiak, Nykanorivka, Fedorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Zvirove, Novopavlivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Muravka, Filia and Yalta.
Measures are being taken to block the enemy trying to infiltrate and amass in the city of Pokrovsk, and active counteraction to attempts by enemy infantry groups to gain a foothold is underway.
In Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting strike and search operations. In particular, the assault units of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala", Unmanned Systems Forces’ operators, combined groups of the Special Operations Forces, the Military Law-Enforcement Service of the AFU, the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine are involved. Military units defending the city have been reinforced.
On the Oleksandrivka axis, the Defense Forces repelled 31 enemy assault attacks in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad, Piddubne, Sichneve, Vorone, Sosnivka, Stepove, Verbove, Pryvilne, Novohryhorivka and Pershotravneve.
On the Huliaipole axis, 13 combat clashes were registered in the areas of Novomykolaivka, Uspenivka, Okhotnyche and Zelenyi Hai.
On the Orikhiv axis, one combat clash took place - the enemy tried to advance near Stepove During the last day, the aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 2 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment and one enemy's artillery system.
The losses of the russian invaders on November 4 amounted to 1170 people
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 4, 154 combat clashes took place at the front, with the enemy attacking most of all on the Pokrovsk (52 clashes) and Sloviansk (17) axes.