⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (May 5, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(5 May 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

◽️In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU units near Dvurechnaya, Ivanovka and Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region).

💥The actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been thwarted near Sinkovka, Timkovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, 8 motor vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system.

◽️1 munition depot of the AFU 127th Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Ogurtsovo (Kharkov region).

◽️In Krasny Liman direction, the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU units close to Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy losses were up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armoured fighting vehicle, 1 pickup truck, and D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

💥1 artillery ammunition depot of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Petrovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

◽️In Donetsk direction, the assault detachments continued to conduct offensive actions against the enemy in the western part of Artyomovsk.The paratroopers provided support and restrained the enemy on the flanks.

💥The attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the Yug Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy manpower and hardware close to Kalinovka and Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥Russian units have destroyed the bridge used by the AFU to transport ammunition and reserves to Artyomovsk close to Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

✈️The aviation have made 7 sorties in this direction. The Group's artillery have performed 69 firing missions.

◽️Two ammunition depots of 54th and 110th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been destroyed near Kramatorsk and Avdeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥The enemy losses were up to 300 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 1 Grad MLRS, and 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

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