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Russia has concentrated 25,000 troops near Chasovoy Yar, — OSUV 'Khortytsia'
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The enemy concentrates different numbers of personnel in different directions.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


The Russian army has concentrated different numbers of personnel on different areas of the front, in particular, 25 thousand Russian troops are currently stationed in the Chasovoy Yar area.

This was reported by the spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSU, Nazar Voloshyn.

According to the spokesman, who refers to intelligence data, the Russians are trying to replenish their ranks and are recruiting new military units.

"For example, in one of the directions he pulled his units to another direction. That is, the enemy concentrates different numbers of his personnel in different directions," Voloshyn says.

In particular, the spokesman added, in the area of ​​Chasovoy Yar, the enemy concentrated a group of about 20-25 thousand military personnel.

THE SITUATION IN THE CHASOVOYARSK DIRECTION
The Russian army continues to storm the outskirts of Chasovoy Yar in the Donetsk direction. Currently, there is a great struggle between the Defense Forces and the army of the Russian Federation for the control of logistics routes.

The Russian army is trying to bypass the outskirts of Chasovoy Yar near Bohdanivka and Ivanivskyi in order to bypass the city in a circle. Defense forces repulse enemy attacks.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian army is trying to bypass Chasiv Yar on the flanks through other settlements and has now begun to storm Andriivka and Klishchiivka, west of Bakhmut.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that the higher Russian military leadership had set the task for its troops to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9.

In order to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, the Russian army began to use tactics that were used during the offensive in Avdievka. The enemy drops aerial bombs on the city.

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Over the past week, the situation in the Donetsk direction has worsened, — Defense Forces
The hottest sections of the front remain the Avidiivskyi, Novopavlivskyi and Bakhmutskyi directions.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska


Over the last week, the situation on three fronts has escalated. In particular, the situation remains difficult in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka regions.

This was stated by the spokesman of the "Khortytsia" OSUV, Nazar Voloshyn, on the air of the telethon, writes RBC-Ukraine.

The "hottest" directions are Bakhmutskyi, Avdiivskyi, Novopavlivskyi. The situation has worsened over the last week. Heavy fighting continues, but the situation is under the control of the Armed Forces," Voloshyn said.

The enemy concentrated its efforts on these three directions in order to break through the defense of the Armed Forces, creating a certain advantage in forces and means.

"The enemy is also attacking along the entire front line, and has tactical success in some directions. But recently, a dynamic change in the situation has been taking place," the spokesman added.

At the same time, the Russian army does not stop trying to storm the positions of the Armed Forces using various types of weapons - artillery, tanks, drones and aviation.

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Russian army advanced to the northwest of Avdiyivka after the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from this area, — ISW
At the same time, the final goal of the occupiers is unclear.

by Ivanna Kapustyanska, author of news


On the night of May 3-4, the Russian army tactically advanced to the northwest of Avdiivka near the village of Arkhangelske after the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated from their positions in the area. It is likely that the Ukrainian army is trying to trade space until Western aid arrives, the ISW report said.

In particular, analysts refer to a video released by a Russian military blogger, where fighters of the Russian "Lavina" battalion of the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade raise the flag in the village of Arkhangelsk.

ISW notes that additional geo-location footage released to the public indicates that Russian troops have advanced on the eastern edge of Arkhangelsk.

ISW analysts note that the capture of Arkhangelsk by the occupiers also indicates that the Russian army is likely to control the villages of Keramik and Novokalynove, southeast of Arkhangelsk.

"The Armed Forces probably decided to exchange space for time, waiting for the delivery of large-scale aid from the United States to the front in the coming weeks - this is a solution for under-resourced forces that can surround from the flank. And the Russian army is trying to "buy time" before the arrival of Western military aid, activating offensive operations, and may take further tactical steps in the area in the near future," the ISW report said.

Western analysts are convinced that Russian troops decided to take advantage of the tactical situation northwest of Avdiivka. In their opinion, this is a smart military decision, but the ultimate goal of the invaders on this part of the front remains unclear.

ISW notes that it is unclear whether they will continue to move north to Toretsk or return to their previous focus on Pokrovsk in the northwest, ISW stressed.

It is noted that Russian troops have transferred approximately four brigades of the Central Military District to the front line northwest of Avdiivka and continue to transfer additional forces to the area.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 5, 2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 22:28 Swiss President Viola Amgerd invited Pope Francis to the Global Peace Summit, which will take place on June 15-16 in Bürgenstock. "We invited the Holy See. The Vatican evaluates the peace conference very positively," she said.

21:05 The German defense concern Rheinmetall will transfer experimental artillery shells with a range of 100 km to Ukraine by the end of the year, company head Armin Pepperger said. He also promised that within the same time frame the concern would supply Ukraine with “hundreds of thousands” of conventional 155-mm shells.

21:01 Xi Jinping, who arrived on a visit to France, said that China intends to look for ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine: “We hope that peace and stability will soon return to Europe, and we intend to work with France and the entire international community to find ways to resolve the crisis."

20:47 The number of victims as a result of today's Russian strike on Kharkov has increased to 15 people, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

19:32 As a result of today’s shelling of the village of Monachinovka, Kharkov region, one person was killed - the body was removed from the rubble after the fire in the house was extinguished, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

18:28 The Russians attacked an elevator in the Poltava region, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.

17:55 The Russian military launched a strike with five missiles on the territory of the Slavyanskaya Thermal Power Plant in the Donetsk region, said Vladimir Proskunin, deputy head of the Nikolaev State Military Administration. According to him, as a result of the shelling, a number of objects on the territory of the station were damaged. No people were hurt.

17:36 The Russians hit the Shevchenkovsky district of Kharkov with KABs, ten people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. More than 15 apartment buildings, private houses, a non-working sports complex, and office buildings were damaged. In addition, as a result of Russian shelling of the village. One person was injured in Monachinovka, Kupyansky district, and another may be under the rubble. One person was also injured as a result of the shelling of Kovsharovka.

15:19 In occupied Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, the car of Yevgeny Ananyevsky, one of the organizers of torture facilities on the territory of Berdyansk correctional colony No. 77, where he held his occupation post, was blown up. As a result of the explosion, Ananyevsky was eliminated, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported.

14:27 Russia has concentrated about 25 thousand military personnel near Chasov Yar, said Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the Khortitsa group of troops. According to him, the Russian Federation attracts both professional military personnel and former prisoners to hostilities. “The enemy has not changed its goal - to reach the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. According to our intelligence, Russia is trying to supply and reinforce units in different directions. For example, in the Chasovoyarovsky direction, the enemy concentrated 20-25 thousand military personnel,” Voloshin said.

13:44 Macron considers Russia’s nervous reaction to his statements about the possible dispatch of Western troops to Ukraine as evidence that this idea is working. In his opinion, the strategy of “strategic uncertainty” should be maintained in relation to Russia, that is, not revealing plans. Macron's statements that he would not rule out sending troops to Ukraine are part of this strategy. "Russia's unrest shows that we are right not to close any doors. Otherwise, this means that we agree to abandon the international order based on law, and therefore peace and security," the French president said.

The French leader also stressed that “the security of Europeans is at stake in Ukraine” and if Russia wins, “in the next second security will no longer be possible in Romania, Poland, Lithuania, or at home. The range of Russian ballistic missiles missiles are covering us all."

12:36 The Russians hit the village. Mikhailovka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, three people were injured, the prosecutor’s office reported. According to preliminary information, the Russian military dropped an F-1 grenade from an FPV drone.

12:20 On the evening of May 4, Russian troops attacked one of the settlements in the Shostkinsky district of the Sumy region. Large-scale fires broke out in the residential sector and at a civilian facility, two people were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.

11:49 Russia is preparing sabotage in Europe - the governments of EU countries have already received such warnings, writes the Financial Times, citing data from intelligence services from three unnamed countries. According to their information, the Russian Federation is “heading for a permanent conflict with the West” and “has already begun to more actively prepare secret explosions, arson and damage to infrastructure on European territory.”

A senior European government official said information was being circulated through NATO security services about "clear and convincing Russian actions, coordinated and widespread." One intelligence official says the increased activity reflects Russia's desire to apply maximum pressure "on all fronts."

10:51 Macron said that at his meeting with Xi Jinping in Paris on May 6-7 he will discuss the Olympic Truce: “The Olympic Truce should serve as a message to the world. This is one of the topics that I will discuss with the President of the People's Republic of China on Monday and Tuesday.. "We will try to achieve it for all theaters of war."

09:13 At night, the Russians attacked the Osnovyansky district of Kharkov with drones - a fire broke out in a residential building and outbuildings. Six people were injured, including a child born in 2015, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.

09:07 Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Easter:

08:58 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was wounded, two high-rise buildings, a private house, and an educational institution were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.

08:39 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 5:

  • personnel - about 474,260 (+860) people,

  • tanks - 7375 (+9),

  • armored combat vehicles - 14,179 (+18),

  • artillery systems - 12,212 (+21),

  • MLRS - 1057 (+1),

  • air defense systems - 790 (+2),

  • aircraft - 349 (+1),

  • helicopters - 325 (+0),

  • UAV of operational-tactical level - 9636 (+25),

  • cruise missiles - 2147 (+1),

  • ships/boats - 26 (+0),

  • submarines - 1 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,418 (+37),

  • special equipment - 2002 (+4).

08:26 Over the past 24 hours, 95 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, 20 attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the Novoaleksandrivka, Sokol, Novopokrovsky, Umansky districts of the Donetsk region. In addition, the enemy tried 15 times to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Paraskoveevka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 12 attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Peschany, Kislovka, Kharkov region, as well as Stelmakhovka, Berestovo, Lugansk region; on Limansky - nine attacks in the Serebryansky forestry areas of the Lugansk region and Ternov, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - 12 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Luhansk region and Spornoe, Razdolovka, Novy, Kleshcheevka, south of Ivanovskoye, Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - five attacks in areas south of Novodarovka, Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - ten attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.

07:43 In the Dnepropetrovsk region, 12 drones were shot down during a night attack - one each in the Krivoy Rog and Nikopol regions, ten in the Dnieper region, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. As a result of debris falling into the Dnieper, infrastructure facilities were damaged and there were several fires. A high-rise building was also damaged. A store in the Slobozhany community was damaged. No people were hurt.

07:35 Air defense at night destroyed 23 of 24 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the Kursk region and from the Crimean Cape Chauda. The drones were destroyed in the Kharkov, Kherson and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the Air Force reported.

03:51 Ukraine, after receiving American military assistance, plans to launch a new counter-offensive in 2025, said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. At the same time, he believes that Russia will “achieve progress in the coming period,” despite the new US funding package approved last month, since “it is impossible to instantly switch the switch.” However, he said, thanks to new help from Washington, Kyiv will be able to “hold the line” and “ensure resistance to Russian attack” during 2024.

Speaking about forecasts for next year, Sullivan noted that Ukraine intends to “move forward to retake the territory that the Russians took from them.”

01:12 Ukrainian military analysts from the DeepState project report that the Russian army occupied Arkhangelskoye in the Donetsk region and Kotlyarivka in the Kharkov region, reached the administrative borders of Ocheretino and advanced near Novopokrovsky, Umansky, Pervomaisky and Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region.

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During the day, 103 clashes occurred at the front
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Ukrainian soldiers repelled dozens of enemy attacks.
The hottest thing on Sunday, May 5, was in the Bakhmut direction, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 32 attacks by Russian troops
.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information about the Russian invasion as of the evening of Sunday, May 5.

“During the day, 103 military clashes were recorded. In total, the enemy carried out 2 missile and 100 air strikes, carried out 57 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there were wounded. Multi-story buildings were damaged. and private houses, as well as other infrastructure facilities,” the General Staff said in a statement.

In the Kupyansky direction, Ukrainian fighters repelled 11 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Peschanoe, Berestovo in the Kharkov region; Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.

In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled four attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novosadovo and Torskoye, Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 32 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements, Lugansk region; Verkhnekamennoye, Spornoye, Vyemka, Novy, Razdolevka, Ivanovskoye and Andreevka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.

In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repelled 24 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovskoye, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka and Netaylovo in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust our units from their occupied lines.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Krasnohorivka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 16 times to break through the defenses of our troops.

In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, attacked the positions of our defenders five times in the area of ​​Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, and Robotinoye, Zaporozhye region.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, made two unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of ​​​​the village of Krynki, Kherson region.

During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on 13 areas where personnel were concentrated and four enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. The missile force units hit one area where enemy personnel were concentrated, three radar stations, two air defense systems and two enemy artillery weapons.

Let us remind you that tonight the Russian military attacked Ukraine with 24 Shaheds, 23 of which were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense.

It was previously reported that from February 24, 2022 to May 5, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 474,260 people.

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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (5 May 2024)
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th and 30th mechanised brigades near Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Novosadovoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 77th Airmobile Brigade and 1st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade were repelled near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 305 Ukrainian troops and two armoured personnel carriers.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 105mm U.S.-made M119 howitzer were neutralised.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 22nd, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 5th, 92th Assault brigades, and 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Andreyevka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Grigorovka, Kleshcheyevka, and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Ocheretino (Donetsk People's Republic), improved the tactical situation, and inflicted losses on units of the AFU 24th and 115th Mechanised brigades near Arkhangelskoye and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment, 47th Mechanised Brigade, 142nd, 143rd Infantry brigades, and 68th Jaeger Brigade were repelled near Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Solovyovo, Berdichi, Semyonovka, and Netaylovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Abrams tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley, one armoured fighting vehicle, and three pickup trucks.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 155mm Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 105mm U.S.-made M102 light howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm howitzer were neutralised.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 108th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 Ukrainian troops, three pickup trucks, one 155mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 44th Artillery Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Mikhailovka, and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 118th Mechanised Brigade was repelled north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 Ukrainian troops, one 155mm U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out one western-made missile weaponry depot near Odessa, as well as one P-19 radar station for detecting and tracking air targets near Kozytovka (Kharkov region).

One fuel depot of the AFU 218th Joint Logistic Centre, workshops of missile fuel production facilities, weaponry for unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed, as well as enemy manpower and military hardware was engaged in 108 areas.

Air defence units shot down 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs.

In total, 593 airplanes, 270 helicopters, 23,742 unmanned aerial vehicles, 512 anti-aircraft missile systems, 15,917 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,279 combat vehicles of multiple rocket launcher systems, 9,314 field artillery guns and mortars, and 21,479 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation.

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Current information on the situation on the front line: May 5 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Ukrainian military fired at the market area in Kremennaya (LPR), no one was injured as a result of the shooting.

About it reports Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Republic.

21:35 South Donetsk direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka.

Reported about the defeat of several enemy armored vehicles "Kirpi". The enemy's vehicles were destroyed at the exit from a residential area, where they had been hiding for a long time.

20:56 Visual demonstration of the plan of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces against the energy generating capacities of Ukraine.

The graph clearly shows that the March shocks turned Ukraine from an exporter of electricity into an importer. Importing electricity allows Ukraine for now to avoid full-scale blackouts, which would become a reality without EU support.

In other words, Russia is making Ukraine an energy-consuming “suitcase without a handle” for Europe. Europe is forced to spend expensive energy resources (which it buys in the USA) in order to prevent the Stone Age from beginning in Ukraine.

European production, apparently, also indirectly comes under attack from the Russian Armed Forces: European electricity at expensive intra-European prices is spent on Ukraine, and this pleasure is paid for by the European taxpayer and that same European production, which has already begun to flow to the United States in an attempt to maintain competitiveness.

20:23 Objective monitoring of the consequences of attacks on Slavyanskaya TPP -photo.

19:31 Personnel strike on the Slavyanskaya thermal power plant. The thermal power plant in the occupied part of the DPR is seriously damaged.

18:44 Opponent reports about several arrivals at Slavyanskaya TPP. The station has long been used to accommodate personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

17:20 Special military operation. Situation on May 5 –map.

16:54 Kherson direction. district settlement Krynki

There is a relative calm and respite in the work of artillery on both sides. Reported, that FPV drones are still active on our side and on the enemy’s side. The transfer of enemy forces by boat is not observed.

15:15 Unique shots: GV “North” destroys enemy manpower and equipment near the state border.

During reconnaissance in the vicinity of the village of Aleksandrovka, Kharkov region, an accumulation of manpower and equipment of Ukrainian fascists from the 125th territorial defense brigade (natives from the Lvov region) was discovered. GV "Sever" promptly inflicted fire damage.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to:
- 29 Ukrainian fascists
- Four pickup trucks
- One infantry fighting vehicle

14:32 Khar'kov region (border region).

Reported about a repeated strike on a military facility with air-to-ground missiles. A military facility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, previously an engineering workshop, was damaged. Our tactical aviation worked without entering the enemy’s air defense coverage area.

13:07 Dnipropetrovsk region. Powerful sound of explosion.

And again reported about the sound of an explosion in the southern part of the region near the industrial zone. Second time in 24 hours in this area. Local publics report a possible ballistic missile hitting a military facility.

12:41 Situation in the NWO zone –map:

The situation in the Kupyansk direction: The Russian army has completely taken control of the village of Kotlyarovka.

Situation north and west of Avdievka: The Russian army has advanced north of Ocheretino and northwest of Solovyevo. In addition, our troops advanced south of Solovyevo in the direction of Novopokrovsky. Also, Russian troops expanded the zone of control along the western bank of the Durnaya River towards Umansky.

Situation in Krasnogorovka: The Russian army has taken full control of the refractory plant in the city center.

Situation southwest of Donetsk: The Russian army continues its advance northwest of Novomikhailovka and has entered Paraskovievka.

11:53 Summary on the morning of May 5, 2024

The Russian Armed Forces maintain the initiative at the front and are successfully conducting tactical offensives in a number of directions. Events are developing rapidly in the Pokrovsky direction (the trap of Avdeevka) - the Russian flag is planted on the Ocheretinsky ledge in Arkhangelsk, flank attacks by our units are underway, with which the line of combat contact is leveled.

In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, after protracted fighting, broke into the territory of the refractory plant in Krasnogorovka. There is a battle for Georgievka, attacks are launched from Novomikhailovka on Paraskovievka. The Vremev direction became more active, our troops entered Urozhaynoe.

There are heavy battles for Rabotino, Chasov Yar, and Kislovka.

The enemy is experiencing a shortage of manpower along the entire length of the front, the level of training of Ukrainian soldiers thrown into battle is falling, and enemy troops are being transferred to the most difficult areas from other sectors of the front, reducing its defensive capabilities.

At the same time, the enemy is still able to conduct an organized defense and skillfully restrain the advance of the Russian Army. Of particular danger are enemy drones, which, due to their repeater systems and their numbers, hit many targets to a depth of 30 km.

NATO is intensifying the production of anti-aircraft systems and guided missiles: Russian FABs with UMPC and missile weapons are being used more and more every day, and supplies to the troops are increasing. Our military pilots report the depletion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' air defense in a number of directions, which allows them to more freely carry out combat missions.

After the US allocated a multi-billion-dollar aid package, Western media increasingly contain explanations about the difficulties and time required to deliver weapons and equipment to Ukraine.

At the same time, the same artillery strikes with NATO-caliber cluster munitions are carried out constantly by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which indicates that the enemy retains barrel artillery and ammunition for it. Hoping to stop the advance of our troops, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost at least one more American Abrams in defensive battles over the course of a week, despite instructions from the United States to no longer allow the loss of this equipment.

Mobilization in Ukraine is getting tougher. TCC (military registration and enlistment offices) have been allocated quotas to take people from defense and socially significant enterprises, where people previously had reservations from the front. Cadets of 2-5 years of one of the military universities, under the legend of field training, were also sent to the combat zone this week.

TCC officers are now on duty at mobile police posts in cities, and the leadership of Ukraine is taking practical measures to limit the rights of Ukrainian citizens abroad to ensure their return to the country. However, Ukraine's mobilization potential is still estimated at several million people, although further forced sending of people to the front will only increase social tensions and wrest workers from the dying economy.

The enemy daily strikes with drones and artillery in the “old” Russian regions, periodically tries to hit air defense position areas in Crimea, naming the Crimean Bridge among the main targets in the future.

In Russia, many processes have come to a standstill on the eve of the inauguration of the Supreme Commander and Victory Day. News about the arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov faded away, and there were no significant positive changes in the military bureaucracy.

Ukraine expects the Russian Armed Forces to attack the Kharkov and Sumy regions, estimating the offensive potential of our Army in the direction of 35-70 thousand people, which is not enough to storm large cities. Significant was the announcement by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs that Zelensky, Poroshenko and a couple of Kyiv functionaries were wanted, which indicates probable plans after May 20, 2024 to stop recognizing the Kiev regime as legitimate with all the ensuing consequences.

11:22 Statement by the head of the press center of the “West” group -video.

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

Motorized rifle units occupied more advantageous positions and, with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment to formations of the 30th, 63rd mechanized and 57th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Sin'kovka and Chervona Dibrova.

They repelled six counterattacks by assault groups of the 77th Airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 1st and 31st brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of Grigorovka and Stelmakhovka.

The enemy lost up to 40 military personnel, two vehicles, a 155mm M777 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

10:15 Zaporozhye direction. Rabotino/Verbovoe.

Reported, on the use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against our positions. At night, our MLRS was actively working on enemy positions. That night, heavy mortars, FPV drones and other weapons were also actively used.

09:57 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":

- Zaporozhye Front. The assault operations of Russian troops in Rabotino continue. Advances greatly complicate the means of long-range destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

– Donetsk front. In Krasnogorovka, Russian troops advanced in the area of the Refractory Plant. In Georgievka and Netailovo, as a result of assault operations, there were tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces. Encounter battles continue on the approaches to Umanskoye. In the Semyonovka and Berdychi areas there are no significant changes. The Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, pushing Ukrainian troops to the west. In the Arkhangelskoye area, Russian troops knocked out the remnants of the Ukrainian garrison from the territory of the settlement, taking the village under their control.

– Chasovoyarsk direction. Heavy fighting continues along the entire line of contact. Long-range weapons are actively working.

– Kupyansk direction. Following Kislova, Russian troops liberated the village of Kotlyarovka.

09:27 Criminal Kyiv regime continuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Malaya Kakhovka 5 rounds;

-- n.p. Chulakovka 3 rounds;

-- n.p. Gornostaevka 4 rounds;

-- n.p. Korsunka 2 rounds;

-- n.p. Tsukura 3 rounds;

-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka 3 rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Lyubimovka, settlement Kazachi Lagery, settlement Kakhovka firing a total of 16 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

08:52 Telegram channel “Fisherman":

Chronicle of a special military operation for May 4, 2024

During the day, the Russian Armed Forces attacked several targets in territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, including a facility in Velikodolinskoye in the Odessa region and the Pavlogradskaya-330 substation in the Dnepropetrovsk region. In turn, the enemy once again attacked Crimea with ATACMS ballistic missiles.

– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, Russian troops entrenched themselves in the Stupki-Golubovskie-2 nature reserve in the area of ??the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal, and to the southeast of Krasnoye they expanded the zone of control in the adjacent forest belts.

– In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces liberated Arkhangelskoye, which opens the way for an offensive in the direction of Kalinovo. In the Novopokrovsky area, Russian troops destroyed another M1A1SA Abrams tank, as well as an M2A2 ODS Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.

– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops took control of most of the territory of the Krasnogorovsky refractory plant. It also became known about the significant advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the central part of Georgievka and south of Pobeda.

08:00 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.

A total of 19 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.

Two civilians were reported injured.

No damage was recorded.

Two attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,

A total of 17 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.

In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 67 units of various ammunition.

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Parade for a veteran. How Russia and the world are preparing for Victory Day
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by Mikhail Moshkin

[REGNUM] The “Immortal Regiment” action, which has become part of a modern tradition for twelve years, will be held in Russia on May 9 in an online format, without the usual mass processions along city streets. This, however, is not the first time this has happened - in 2020 and 2021, the reason for “going online” was the covid pandemic, in 2023 and now the restriction was introduced for security reasons. But this does not mean at all that Russians will not have the opportunity to honor the memory of their dead and deceased loved ones and honor the living veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

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The miraculous Kazan Icon to be transferred to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
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You can read about the Kazan Icon here.

[Regnum] The miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, kept in the cathedral on Red Square, will be transferred to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia announced this decision on May 5 after the festive Easter Vespers with the participation of numerous bishops and clergy of the capital’s churches.

“Today I would like to transfer this holy image, which has become, as it were, my cell image, to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior,” said the patriarch.

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church also added that the icon will be delivered to the regions for veneration.

As reported by IA Regnum, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on November 4 last year announced the discovery of the original of the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. On this day, Orthodox Christians celebrate a holiday - the miraculous appearance of the image of the Mother of God of Kazan.

The Patriarch said that the examination confirmed that the shrine belongs to the 16th century. He also added that the icon will be returned to the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square, where it was originally intended.

The icon appeared in Kazan in 1579, during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. According to Patriarch Kirill, in recent years it was kept in the patriarchal residence in Peredelkino among other icons in a warehouse. It is known that in 1612, Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin took the icon of the Kazan Mother of God with them on a campaign against the Polish-Swedish invaders.

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'Be aware of the Russian threat.' Judges in Latvia are persecuted for following the law
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by Viktor Lavrinenko

[REGNUM] In the last few days alone, four people convicted of “ideological crimes” have been arrested in Latvia. In addition, in recent years, demonstrative intimidation has been carried out: residents who have at least somehow expressed their agreement with Soviet and Russian values ​​are detained or, at best, fined. The Latvian State Security Service (SSS) is conducting “precautionary conversations” on a large scale, the reason for which can even be a congratulation on a Soviet holiday posted on a social network. However, despite these intimidations, there are still “renegades” who dare to openly protest against the nationalist regime established in the country.

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Aleynik: Lithuania finances the training of militants to overthrow the government in Belarus
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[Regnum] Lithuania not only condones, but provides support, including financial support, to paramilitary forces in the country that want to overthrow the government in Belarus. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleynik on May 5.

“The Lithuanian authorities […] actually support and finance the training of paramilitary formations whose goal is to overthrow the legitimate government on the territory of the Republic of Belarus,” Lenta.ru quoted Aleinik as saying.

According to him, Minsk received such information, including through diplomatic channels.

In this regard, the head of the foreign policy department called on Vilnius to stop supporting extremists opposing the Belarusian authorities. He warned that this could have a boomerang effect.

The head of the ministry noted that sooner or later any extremist or terrorist groups begin to play their game, which is often carried out, among other things, against those countries that supported and financed their activities.

As Regnum reported, the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko announced the West’s preparations for an invasion of Belarus back in March last year. Then he said that certain regiments and legions were being formed for the subsequent coup in Belarus. According to the Belarusian leader, saboteurs are being sent into the country, they are trying to create cells to coordinate protests, they are being financed and armed.

The deputy head of the KGB Investigative Directorate of Belarus, Konstantin Bychek, said in June 2023 that the agency has information about terrorists being trained abroad for an armed invasion of the republic. He clarified that they are being trained on the basis of special forces and armed forces in Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine.

According to the intelligence officer, the State Security Committee records terrorist manifestations and, on instructions from the head of Belarus, is taking the necessary measures.

In February, Lukashenko said that the Belarusian opposition wants to seize a small part of the republic’s territory and send NATO troops there. According to him, the Belarusian opposition began to discuss the possibility of seizing by force the Kobrin region of the republic and the city of Malority, located near the border with Poland.

In April, Senator from the Republic of Crimea Sergei Tsekov said that the result of the provocative actions of the North Atlantic Alliance and the Belarusian opposition towards Minsk, the seizure of part of the territory and the deployment of troops into the republic will be the connection of Belarus with the Kaliningrad region.

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Lavrov: The West wants to break the Serbs with a UN resolution on Srebrenica
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[Regnum] The draft resolution on the events in Srebrenica proposed by Germany and Rwanda in the UN General Assembly is being promoted with the goal of “breaking the Serbs.”The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, stated this on May 5 in an interview with the Bosnian TV channel ATB.

“Today we all see what is happening in the UN General Assembly, that Germany and Rwanda are trying to adopt a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica, which would condemn one people... The goal is to break the Serbs,” the diplomat said.

Ten years ago, the West also tried to promote a similar initiative in the UN Security Council. Then Russia used its veto power and blocked the draft resolution, Lavrov recalled.

According to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the West cannot come to terms with the fact that the Serbs, being too independent in their actions, refuse to join anti-Russian sanctions and oppose recognition of Kosovo’s independence.

Thus, the West, promoting a draft resolution on the events in Srebrenica, actually delivered an ultimatum to Belgrade, demanding that Serbia, aimed at joining the European Union, recognize the independence of self-proclaimed Kosovo and join sanctions against Russia.

“Saying this to the Serbs, completely ignoring the history of our friendship, joint battles for freedom, for independence, for Orthodoxy, and, in the end, for the Slavs? The West is absolutely not interested in all this. I would even say interested, but with a minus sign. This is exactly what they need to destroy,” Lavrov concluded.

As Regnum reported, on April 30, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said that the draft resolution on the events in Srebrenica violates the Dayton Agreement. In addition, the possible adoption of the initiative will not only have a disastrous effect on Bosnia and Herzegovina, but could also lead to destabilization of the entire Balkan region. Nebenzya stressed that the peoples of BiH must independently come to a consensus regarding their history.

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Lavrov: The West has “crowded” international secretariats, this needs to be corrected
Well, where we s'posed to put our aspiring international communists?
Representatives of Western countries have “flooded” the secretariats of international organizations, including the UN, to promote an agenda that benefits only them, this needs to be corrected through reforms. This statement was made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 5 in an interview with the Bosnian TV channel ATV.

“Another alarming point is that the West has ‘flooded’ the secretariats of international organizations,” Lavrov said in an interview.

As an example, Lavrov cited the UN, whose secretariat employs people on permanent contracts in order to obtain a residence permit in the United States, and then American citizenship. Such people, according to Lavrov, often have dual citizenship, their children study in American schools and universities, and their money is in American banks. Thus, these people voluntarily gave the United States all the leverage over them, which the United States constantly uses.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry explained that this is only one of the reasons why it is necessary to reform the UN and eliminate the disproportion that has arisen in the organization towards the West. Lavrov noted that it would be difficult to carry out reforms, since people have already “grown” to their jobs, and they have already developed a kind of “corporate solidarity.”

“Look at the leadership. All key positions - the Secretary General, Deputy for Political Affairs, Peacekeeping, Humanitarian Affairs, Security Department - are all headed by NATO members. Russia has a counter-terrorism department, China has a department of economic and social affairs. These are important areas. But all administrative levers are in the hands of NATO members,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Earlier, IA Regnum reported that the United States disrupted the participation of a representative of the Russian delegation in a meeting of the Information Committee of the UN General Assembly. As noted by Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, the United States systematically abuses the position of the country hosting the UN headquarters. As the diplomat emphasized, Russia expects that the UN secretariat and the leadership of the relevant structures of the world organization will indicate the unacceptability of such situations and will make the necessary efforts to prevent this from happening in the future.

This is not the first time Russia’s participation in UN events has been disrupted. In January, the United States did not provide a visa to the head of the Russian delegation, Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security, Artur Lyukmanov, to participate in a session of the UN Special Committee on the development of a convention on combating the use of information technologies for criminal purposes. In April 2023, the United States also did not issue visas to Russian journalists from the delegation of Foreign Minister Lavrov to participate in UN Security Council events.

In October 2023, the representative of the Russian delegation, Konstantin Vorontsov, at a meeting of the first committee of the UN General Assembly, demanded the immediate launch of an arbitration process against the United States, which was preventing the participation of Russian delegates in UN events.

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