Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s update as of 18:00 09/05/2022
Monday, May 9, 2022
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Latest information by combat areas
Today is the seventy-fifth day of the Ukrainian people’s heroic resistance to Russian military invasion.
The enemy continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
The enemy troops conduct offensive operations in the east of our country in order to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and keep the land corridor between those territories and the occupied Crimea.
The greatest activity of the occupiers is observed in the Slobozhanshchyna and Donetsk-bound directions. There is a high probability of missile strikes on civilian and military infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the enemy did not take any active action, with no signs of the formation of offensive groups found.
The situation in the Sivershchyna direction has not changed. The enemy keeps the border guards of the Federal Security Service at checkpoints and in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation. They carry out engineering and fortification equipment of defensive positions near the state border of Ukraine.
The enemy troops did not conduct any offensive operations in the Slobozhanshchyna area. They are defending there. The main efforts are still focused on preventing the advance of our troops towards the state border of Ukraine.
In the Izyum direction, the stockpiles of material and technical means are being replenished, units are being prepared for further offensive operations in the Izyum-Barvinkove and Izyum-Slovyansk directions. The enemy is conducting air reconnaissance.
The battle for Rubizhne continues in the Severodonetsk-bound direction. The enemy troops are trying to improve the tactical situation, capture the city and create favourable conditions for further development of offensive operations towards the settlements of Lyman and Severodonetsk. They made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the settlement of Voyevodivka. They were not successful and retreated to the formerly occupied positions.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy troops are trying to advance towards Oleksandrivka and Shandryholove. In the Bakhmut direction, they fought unsuccessfully in the area of the settlement of Toshkivka.
In the Avdiivka direction, they are trying to improve the tactical situation near the settlements of Novoselivka, Novoselivka Druha, and Verkhnyotoretske. The fighting continues.
In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, certain enemy units are regrouping its troops in order to prepare for further active action. This grouping is expected to increase at the expense of the units that performed their tasks in the area of Mariupol.
In the South Buh and Tavriya directions, the enemy is regrouping the existing units in order to improve the tactical position of its troops. They raise the number of fire and air defence systems, improve engineering equipment of their positions. They also conduct some demonstrative actions in order to prevent the transfer of units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine to other areas and to restrain them.
The situation in the Bessarabian area of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova remained unchanged.
In the Black and Azov Seas, Russian Black Sea Fleet ships continue isolating the combat areas and carry out reconnaissance.
Along nearly the entire contact line, the enemy continues to use all available artillery and aircraft to fire at the positions of our troops and destroy civilian and military infrastructure. In the city of Mariupol, despite the declared "peace and quiet" order, they resumed shelling and assault action in the area of Azovstal iron & steel works.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the enemy troops continue to carry out measures of the administrative-police regime. They performed imitation of the celebration of the so-called "Victory Day" for the Russian media in some captured settlements.
The losses of the enemy exceed the manning figures, which significantly affects the overall morale and psychological state and becomes a prerequisite for the refusal of personnel to continue their participation in hostilities against Ukraine.
Let’s keep the line! We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let’s head for victory together!
Glory to Ukraine!
The enemy continues its full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
The enemy troops conduct offensive operations in the east of our country in order to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and keep the land corridor between those territories and the occupied Crimea.
The greatest activity of the occupiers is observed in the Slobozhanshchyna and Donetsk-bound directions. There is a high probability of missile strikes on civilian and military infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the enemy did not take any active action, with no signs of the formation of offensive groups found.
The situation in the Sivershchyna direction has not changed. The enemy keeps the border guards of the Federal Security Service at checkpoints and in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation. They carry out engineering and fortification equipment of defensive positions near the state border of Ukraine.
The enemy troops did not conduct any offensive operations in the Slobozhanshchyna area. They are defending there. The main efforts are still focused on preventing the advance of our troops towards the state border of Ukraine.
In the Izyum direction, the stockpiles of material and technical means are being replenished, units are being prepared for further offensive operations in the Izyum-Barvinkove and Izyum-Slovyansk directions. The enemy is conducting air reconnaissance.
The battle for Rubizhne continues in the Severodonetsk-bound direction. The enemy troops are trying to improve the tactical situation, capture the city and create favourable conditions for further development of offensive operations towards the settlements of Lyman and Severodonetsk. They made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the settlement of Voyevodivka. They were not successful and retreated to the formerly occupied positions.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy troops are trying to advance towards Oleksandrivka and Shandryholove. In the Bakhmut direction, they fought unsuccessfully in the area of the settlement of Toshkivka.
In the Avdiivka direction, they are trying to improve the tactical situation near the settlements of Novoselivka, Novoselivka Druha, and Verkhnyotoretske. The fighting continues.
In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, certain enemy units are regrouping its troops in order to prepare for further active action. This grouping is expected to increase at the expense of the units that performed their tasks in the area of Mariupol.
In the South Buh and Tavriya directions, the enemy is regrouping the existing units in order to improve the tactical position of its troops. They raise the number of fire and air defence systems, improve engineering equipment of their positions. They also conduct some demonstrative actions in order to prevent the transfer of units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine to other areas and to restrain them.
The situation in the Bessarabian area of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova remained unchanged.
In the Black and Azov Seas, Russian Black Sea Fleet ships continue isolating the combat areas and carry out reconnaissance.
Along nearly the entire contact line, the enemy continues to use all available artillery and aircraft to fire at the positions of our troops and destroy civilian and military infrastructure. In the city of Mariupol, despite the declared "peace and quiet" order, they resumed shelling and assault action in the area of Azovstal iron & steel works.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the enemy troops continue to carry out measures of the administrative-police regime. They performed imitation of the celebration of the so-called "Victory Day" for the Russian media in some captured settlements.
The losses of the enemy exceed the manning figures, which significantly affects the overall morale and psychological state and becomes a prerequisite for the refusal of personnel to continue their participation in hostilities against Ukraine.
Let’s keep the line! We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let’s head for victory together!
Glory to Ukraine!