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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:36 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for May 1, as of 23:00, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:Donetsk (Petrovsky district):- on st. Spasskaya, 40, a woman born in 1991 was wounded.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
21:03 Russian Navy ships and air defense systems recaptured UAV drone attack in Crimea
They destroyed two drones - one on the outer roads of Sevastopol, and the second over the peninsula.
“Now the city is quiet. But all forces and services are on alert.”
The information is confirmed by the governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev
18:47 The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine subjected the Donetsk Republic to another artillery attack. According to the JCCC in the DPR, on May 1, 191 rounds and 20 rockets from MLRS were fired at the cities of the republic:
- 42 rounds were fired at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk;
- Nine rounds were fired at the Kievsky district of Donetsk;
- 44 rounds were fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk;
- Nine rounds were fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk;
- Seven rounds were fired at Makiivka;
- Seven rounds were fired at Nikolsky;
- 10 rounds were fired at Mikhailovka;
- Four rounds were fired at Novobakhmutovka;
- 13 rounds were fired at Gorlovka;
- 17 rounds were fired at Blagodatny;
- Six rounds were fired at Aleksandrovka;
- Five rounds were fired at Yelenovka;
- Five rounds and 20 rockets from the MLRS were fired at Panteleymonovka.
- Seven rounds were fired at Yasinovataya;
- Three rounds were fired at Vasilievka;
- three rounds were fired at Stepnoy.
17:45 Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Mikhailovka, the regional center of the Zaporozhye region, for the second time in a day. The missile danger regime in the regional center remains. According to preliminary information, several local residents were injured. The number of victims, as well as the amount of damage, is being specified.
17:30 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center".
In the Krasno-Limansk direction, artillery units of the "Center" group of forces inflicted fire damage on about 140 enemy targets.
The crews of the Su-34 and Su-25 aircraft of the Russian group launched air strikes on strong points, areas of concentration of firepower and manpower of Ukrainian nationalists.
The air defense complex destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the "Fury" type.
On the Torsky site and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, the forces and means of reconnaissance of the "Center" group uncovered the positions of 81st Airmobile Brigade and 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the artillery fire, the enemy suffered losses in personnel and equipment.
17:22 The Wagner group is active uses snipers in the fight for the western outskirts of Artyomovsk: sometimes, in order to destroy the enemy, you have to lure him out.
17:10 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for May 1, as of 17:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- st. Biryuzova, 31 "a", 32 - multi-apartment residential buildings.
n.p. Panteleimonovka:
- fixed damage to the boiler room number 66 on the street. Grape;
- st. Grape, 50 - apartment building.
16:53 Russian sniper shortened the number of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recklessly moving in the Maryinsky direction.
Our fighter with the call sign “Turner” counts very well. He always ends up with minus one Ukrainian militant. This case was no exception. The soldiers of the ukroreich were missing one fighter, who added to the lists of “missing.”
16:15 Ukrainian militants fired at Mikhailovka in the Zaporozhye region - a civilian was killed, several more people were injured.
Due to the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Mikhailovka in the Zaporozhye region, one civilian was killed. According to the local administration, during the shelling, the woman was on the street. Several people were also injured.
The school and houses were seriously damaged. Emergency services are on site. In the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the village of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region, from heavy weapons.
15:50 Media reports about the shooting down of another Ukrainian Su-25 in the Kherson region.
According to unconfirmed reports, enemy attack aircraft were heading towards the islands on the Dnieper from Kizomys. On the way, one of them received a MANPADS anti-aircraft missile from the Russian military in the engine, began to smoke and collapsed.
TG channels publish photo of fire, presumably from the crash site.
15:03 Statement head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South-Donetsk direction, a combined enemy missile attack from Haimars and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems was repulsed. The calculations of the Buk air defense system destroyed all targets.
The advanced units of the Vostok group, with the support of artillery, thwarted an attempt by the enemy to conduct reconnaissance in force, an armored car Kozak and five militants were destroyed.
During aerial reconnaissance in the settlement of Velikaya Novoselka, a point of temporary deployment of the enemy was discovered. Self-propelled 240mm mortars "Tulip" PVD was destroyed, more than five militants were liquidated.
The crews of self-propelled artillery mounts 152mm and 152mm Acacia destroyed two enemy strongholds identified during aerial reconnaissance south of the settlement of Prechistovka, and more than five militants were eliminated.
Also, a reconnaissance group with an anti-tank guided missile destroyed an enemy stronghold in the Novomikhailovka area, and eliminated four militants. The crew of the Osa-AKM air defense system shot down the Valkyrie UAV.
14:51 Consequences artillery attack of the village of Panteleimonovka by Ukrainian militants.
14:32 Servicemen of the Southern Group of Forces from the Kornet ATGM with an accurate hit destroyed the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversk direction.
13:50 Ugledar direction: information is being transmitted from the front line. Nikolskoye. The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this morning tried to probe the defense of the Russian forces in this area, they were rebuffed, they retreated. For now, it's quiet.
13:41 Ukrainian terrorists fired on the village of Panteleymonovka. Enemy rounds exploded in the park area.
13:17 What is happening in the Kherson direction, on the left bank of the Dnieper:
A defense in depth has been built, our units are on combat duty around the clock.
“We identify the enemy, we defeat him,” says the unit commander with the call sign “Elay”.
13:15 APU lose positions in Artyomovsk. The enemy has been driven out to the western outskirts of the city.
The well-coordinated work of the Wagner PMC assault groups and the artillery crews of the Eastern Military District is forcing the Ukrainian militants to retreat and leave one position after another. Bad weather is no hindrance to gunners. When it is not possible to correct from the air, the foot soldiers transmit the data.
The firing range of the 240mm Tulip allows crews to keep enemy positions under fire control not only in the city itself, but also in the surrounding area - up to Clock Yar.
Almost all roads suitable for movement on the Konstantinovka-Artyomovsk section were destroyed by Russian artillery and spring thaw. The defeat of the bridge in the area of Ivanovsky made it even more difficult for Ukrainian militants to transport reserves and ammunition. The roads along which the Armed Forces of Ukraine can supply their units are getting smaller, which means that it will be harder for the VSE soldiers to stay in Artyomovsk.
13:00 PMC "Wagner" fighters established control over the main heights of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the west of Bakhmut and drove the enemy out of the quarters from advantageous positions. Ukrainian military analysts report this in reports.
- Wagner has new successes, the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is close to critical due to the reduction of the usable area for defensive operations.
- PMCs took the priority for the Armed Forces of Ukraine height in the west of Bakhmut - the area of the Medical College, from where the Ukrainian forces conducted the main adjustment of the fire of tanks and artillery.
- In the western part of the city, the "Wagnerites" are actively storming Tchaikovsky Street, they have success.
- A little higher up Tchaikovsky Street, after the capture of the medical college, the “Wagnerites” from the heights storm the left side of Tchaikovsky Street.
- In the north of Bakhmut, the promotion of "Wagner" in the private sector in several quarters.
- In the area of Ivanovsky, the Russians have again stepped up their attacks and are trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the direction of Minkovka, PMCs also carried out offensive operations.
- In the area of the tank base there are very heavy battles, as well as near Khromovo in the area of road 0-0506.
- The PMC continues active assaults on the highway and other areas of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:35 Consequences artillery attack of the Kherson region of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The footage shows that the Edem cafe is on fire, there were two hits from a mortar - here those who are unable to provide for themselves could get food for free.
12:15 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for May 1, as of 12:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU of the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Ozeryanovka: - st. Tselinnaya, 25 - a private residential building, a gas pipeline, power lines and a car were also damaged.
12:02 The Cossacks who liberated Severodonetsk and Lysychansk destroy from artillery fortifications and manpower of the enemy in the Seversk direction. In order to cover the infantry, they spare neither strength nor rounds.
11:06 Consequences artillery attack of the village of Ozeryanovka, Central City district of Gorlovka.
11:00 Nazis are attacking Vasilievka with heavy weapons. This small town is at the forefront of the Russian world. Reported by Vladimir Rogov.
10:50 For April 2023, the Representative Office of the LPR in the JCCC recorded:
A total of 13 attacks on the territory of the Republic by the armed formations of Ukraine in the settlements: Lysichansk, Rubizhne, Svatovo, Troitskoye, Alchevsk, Rovenki, Bryanka.
During the shelling, the enemy used: HIMARS MLRS (27 missiles), 155mm artillery pieces (3 rounds), nine Mugin-5 Pro strike UAVs.
During the above period, 17 civilians became victims of the AFU aggression, of which 6 people died and 11 were injured, incl. three children were injured.
A total of 22 residential buildings and 11 civil infrastructure facilities were destroyed and damaged, incl. one medical institution.
10:20 Russian Armed Forces destroyed a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya howitzer and a mortar crew in the Kherson region.
Yesterday, a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it were destroyed in the Novotyaginka area - four militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, three were wounded.
In addition, a 2S3 Akatsiya howitzer with a caliber of 152mm and ammunition for it were destroyed at night in the Molodyozhny area - five militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated.
10:10 At night, artillery fire near N. p. Youth was 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" with a crew of 5 people and ammunition.
Yesterday, artillery fire in the area of N. p. Novotyaginka was destroyed by a 120mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, four losses were killed, three were injured.
The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from cannon artillery and mortars:
– n.p. Aleshki fired eight rounds;
- n.p. Nolaya Pristan fired 13 rounds;
- n.p. Kardashinka fired four rounds;
- n.p. Krynki fired 15 rounds and seven mines;
- 10 mineswere fired in the village of Korsunka.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. New Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Aleshki, firing a total of 28 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
10:02 Ukrainian neo-Nazis are artillery attack the village of Ozeryanovka (the Central City district of Gorlovka). Enemy rounds exploded on Tselinnaya Street.
09:17 The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC reports 49 facts of firing by the AFU per day:
The enemy fired from 155mm, 152mm and 122mm artillery, firing 198 units of various ammunition across the territory of the DPR.
Under the fire of the VFU were: Gorlovka, Novobakhmutovka, Mikhailovka, Novoselovka Second, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, Donetsk, Makeevka, Stepnoye, Yegorovka, Nikolskoye, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of a woman in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
Damaged two residential buildings in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. Damage to civil infrastructure facilities was not recorded.
08:53 Informatio non the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on May 1, 2023
08:13 Frontline summary on the morning of 01/05/2023:
On the Kherson direction - active artillery duels. Russian troops, in addition to the regional center, fired at Kizomys, Dneprovskoe, Belozerka, Zimovnik, Ivanovka, Kozatskoye, Berislav, Zmievka and Gavrilovka. The Ukrainian army struck at Kardashinka, Alyoshki, Novaya Kakhovka and Kakhovka.
On the Donetsk front, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after artillery strikes, attacked in the direction of Novomikhailovka. They also conducted assault operations in the city of Marinka. With the support of artillery and aviation, Russian troops attacked Pervomaiskoye and on the southwestern and northeastern approaches to Avdiivka.
Under artillery attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka, Karlovka, Novokalinovo, New York, Yuzhny, Shumy, Toretsk, Severny (a settlement northwest of Gorlovka). The Ukrainian army struck at Donetsk and Gorlovka.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, units of the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery and aviation, tried to break through to Predtechin, and in the city itself, Wagner PMC continued assault operations in the southern, western and northern parts. Heavy oncoming battles continued at Khromovoe. Russian artillery hit Belaya Gora, Aleksandro-Shultin, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Novomarkovo, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Rozdolovka and Verkhnekamensky.
In the Lugansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after artillery strikes, again tried to attack Belogorovka, Torskoye and Nevskoye. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novosadovoe, Novosyolovsky, Berestovoy, Kislovka, Liman Pervy, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Figolevka, Kamenka, Topolyakh and Stroevka are under fire.
06:46 Ukrainian neo-Nazis are artillery attack the village of the mine. Gagarin (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka).
06:43 Ukrainian militants are artillery attack the Gorlovsky village of Mikhailovka.
05:59 Personnel combat work of crews of 152mm howitzers "Hyacinth-B" of the Airborne Forces in the Artemovsky direction.
During aerial reconnaissance, the UAV crews uncovered the camouflaged positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and transmitted information to the artillery command post, after which the 152mm Giacint-B howitzer crews attacked the identified enemy positions.
The fire is corrected using an unmanned aerial vehicle, its camera captures the hit.
05:00 Russian Armed Forces attacked the artillery positions of the Ukrainian military in four settlements of the DPR. In the Avdiivka direction, Russian aviation struck at the points of temporary deployment of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, artillery destroyed a tank and three infantry fighting vehicles, and in the Maryinsky direction, two platoon strongholds were destroyed,told RIA Novosti, head of the press center of the group of troops "South" Vadim Astafiev.