Update from the Regions: missile strikes on Ochakiv, Lozova and Kramatorsk, shelling along the entire front line
OLENA ROSCHINA - FRIDAY, 6 MAY, 2022, 09:22
On the night of 5 May, Russian troops conducted heavy shelling in Luhansk and Donetsk regions and less intensive shelling in the city of Kharkiv. In the Dnipropetrovsk region there was a missile strike on the Pokrovske district and shelling of two villages, and in the evening of 5 May there was a missile strike on the city of Ochakiv in Mykolaiv region.
Source: Data from the heads of regional military administrations as of 8 am on Friday, 6 May
Details: In Dnipropetrovsk region a missile landed in Pokrovske district. It landed in a field. No one was injured. Also two villages in Zelenodolsk and Shiroke districts were shelled with "Grad '' multiple rocket launchers. There are no casualties. Information about any possible damage or casualties is being gathered.
Kharkiv region: there was isolated shelling on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv during the night. There are no casualties.
During the past 24 hours, the Kharkiv suburb of Saltivka has also been shelled and 5 civilians have been injured.
During the past 24 hours the city of Lozova has been attacked with missiles, 1 person has been killed.
Hostilities are ongoing on the Izyum front.
Luhansk region: Sievierodonetsk came under heavy shelling and Russian troops made attempts to storm the city.
On Thursday evening, Russian shells hit one of the last petrol stations in the Luhansk region and the railway line within the Sievierodonetsk ammonia producer "Azot".
The Russian invaders have opened fire on residential neighbourhoods and infrastructure 16 times. They damaged 12 homes, an electricity substation and a shopping mall. 7 homes have been destroyed in the town of Rubizhne and 2 in the town of Novodruzhesk. There is destruction in the cities of Lysychansk and Popasna, the village of Orikhove and the town of Hirske. Two people have been killed.
The city of Lysychansk has been shelled twice during the night. Information on damage and casualties is being established.
Donetsk region: active hostilities are ongoing along the entire frontline: Lyman, Avdiivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Krasnohorivka, Vuhledar and Velyka Novosilka.
Air-raid sirens have been sounding non-stop during the night and this morning.
In the city of Kramatorsk, 32 high-rise buildings have been severely damaged and 25 people have been injured as a result of the shelling on 5 May. In addition to residential areas, the Russian army is actively conducting missile attacks on the city's industrial facilities (shelling during the night and in the morning).
The Russians are conducting around-the-clock shelling of the Avdiivka Coke Plant.
The village of New York was also shelled, and shelling of the Svitlodar community intensified at 5 am. No civilians have currently been injured. Details of damage there are being established.
Kherson region: the situation in the region remains difficult, explosions and shelling continue in the region. The Russian occupiers continue hostilities and looting in the region.
The situation continues to be critical in the occupied villages.
Mykolaiv region: after 16:00 on Thursday there was a missile strike on infrastructure facilities in the city of Ochakiv. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
The night was relatively calm.
The night was relatively calm in Volyn and Zakarpattia, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyy, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.
