2023-08-06 08:10:26
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On August 5, Ukrainian troops conducted a counter-offensive operation at an event in the Zaporozhye region. Russian sources claim that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing near Orekhovo.
This is reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The situation in Kharkiv and Lugansk regions
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops were conducting unsuccessful offensive operations near Olshany (15 km northeast of Kupyansk) and Sinkovka. Ukrainian troops continued offensive operations along the Svatovo-Kremennaya line.
Geolocation footage released on August 4 shows that Ukrainian troops were advancing east of Verkhnekamenskoye (18km south of Kremennaya). The Russian “voenkor” claimed that Ukrainian forces were counterattacking near Nadezhda, Novoegorovka and Karmazinovka.
On August 5, the General Staff of Ukraine reported that Russian troops were conducting unsuccessful offensive operations near Belogorovka, Luhansk region.
Fighting in the Donetsk region
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian forces are preventing the advance of Russian troops near Klishchievka and Kurdyumovka. Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Anna Malyar said on August 4 that the Russians are transferring a large number of forces to the Bakhmut direction, where they are focused on recapturing the dominant heights.
Russian sources claimed that on August 5, Ukrainian forces carried out limited ground attacks along the Avdiivka-Donetsk front. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian assaults near Avdiivka, Staromykhailivka, Krasnogorovka and Maryinka.
The Freedom of Russia legion said on August 5 that they had destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in Zaytsevo, Donetsk region (21km south of Bakhmut). Geolocation footage shows an explosion in the area.
south axis
A Russian source claimed that Ukrainian forces carried out limited ground attacks in the western Donetsk region on August 5 and succeeded. A Russian “voenkor” claimed that Ukrainian forces carried out attacks in the area of Vuhledar, advanced into “disputed territory” and reached undefined Russian defensive lines.
On August 5, Ukrainian troops carried out a counter-offensive operation near the border of Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions. The General Staff of Ukraine reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued counter-offensive operations in the Berdyansk direction. Russian troops unsuccessfully tried to repel the lost positions near Staromayorsky and in the direction of Blagodatny.
On August 5, Ukrainian troops carried out a counter-offensive operation at an event in the Zaporozhye region. The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian troops continue offensive operations in the Melitopol direction.
The Russian “voenkor” claimed that Ukrainian forces were advancing near Orekhovo and that Ukrainian infantry groups were continuing to attack Russian positions along the Kopani-Robotino-Verbove line.
A Russian source claimed that Ukrainian troops would intensify operations on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnieper.
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