As a result of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russian occupants lost control over the settlement of Tsyrkuny, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed.
"In the Slobozhansky direction, russian enemy focused its main efforts on preventing further advance of our troops in the direction of the state border of Ukraine. russian enemy strengthened the groups of troops of the 20th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District at the expense of reserve units. It carried out artillery shelling in the areas of Prudyanka and Slatyne. russian enemy tried to launch an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Vernopilla, was unsuccessful, suffered losses and retreate," stated the General Staff.
As of 6 pm on May 7 the situation in the orther directions is as follows:
- In the Donetsk direction, russian enemy concentrated its main efforts on taking full control of Rubizhne and preparing for the offensive on the settlements of Lyman and Severodonetsk. Also, russian enemy tried to take control of the settlement of Alexandrovka, but was unsuccessful.
- In the Mariupol direction, russian enemy continues to block units of the Defense Forces in the area of the Azovstal plant. With the support of artillery and tank fire it conducts assault operations.
- russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia areas. With the support of the air force, he tried to conduct offensive operations in the direction of the settlement of Poltavka in the Zaporizhia region, suffered casualties, and retreated to his former positions.
Also the units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the area of Polohy, Zaporizhzhia region, successfully inflicted fire damage on russian enemy, destroying some of its weapons and military equipment. The enemy personnel left their positions.
- In the South Buh direction, russian are defending and launching missile strikes on military and civilian infrastructure.
- In the Kryvyi Rih direction no offensive operations were conducted,units of Ukrainian troops were shelled with mortars and artillery.
"russian occupiers suffered significant losses in battles with units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Thus, more than 100 wounded servicemen of the airborne troops of the Armed Forces of the russian federation were found in the village of Burchak," stated the General Staff.
Today there were four explosions in the Mykolaiv region. Russia also launched a missile strike in the Sumy region, one person was wounded. And in the Kharkiv region a 28-year-old woman died because of the occupants` shelling. The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a russian boat near Zmiinyi island.