Operational information on Russia-Ukraine war as of May 10, 2022

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Lesia Solovchuk

The seventy-sixth day of Ukrainian people's resistance to the military invasion of Russia continues. In the last 24 hours, the defenders of Ukraine successfully repelled 15 enemy attacks on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

The invader continues a full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine, without stopping offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone to gain full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain a land corridor between these territories and the occupied Crimea, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The main efforts of the enemy aviation group are focused on supporting the actions of units in the eastern zone: in the Slobozhanshchyna and Donetsk directions. as well as near the Azovstal plant.

The enemy continues to use artillery practically along the entire line of contact.

There remains a high probability of delivering missile strikes on civilian and military infrastructure throughout Ukraine.

The possibility of sabotage at the facilities of the chemical industry of Ukraine with the subsequent accusation of divisions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not ruled out.

Siversk direction

The enemy continues to provide heavy guard of the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. They shelled the area of the border settlements of Velyka Pysarivka, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, and Iunakivka of the Sumy region with multiple rocket launchers.

It is expected that the enemy will continue to carry out demonstration actions along the section of the state border of Ukraine in order to constrain the actions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and prevent their regrouping in other directions.

Slobozhanshchyna direction

The enemy keeps certain forces and means of air defense in full readiness on the territory of the Belgorod region. They continue to focus their efforts on the defense of the occupied lines in order to prevent the advance of units of our troops in the direction of the state border of Ukraine. They also conduct aerial reconnaissance.

Izium direction

The invader replenished ammunition, fuel, and logistical resources. And they continue to prepare for offensive operations in the directions of the settlements of Lyman and Severodonetsk. Battles for Voievodivka, Toshkivka, and Nyzhnie, Severodonetsk district of Luhansk region, continue, as well as for Kamianka, Yasynuvata district of Donetsk region.

Mariupol

The enemy continues to destroy the infrastructure of the Azovstal plant with artillery and air strikes. Battles continue.

Pivdennyi Buh direction

The invader did not carry out active combat operations. They shelled units of our troops. They prepare for resuming assault operations in order to improve the tactical situation.

Volyn and Polissia direction

The enemy did not carry out intensive activities. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus carry out missions to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.

Russian naval groups continue to carry out the mission of isolating combat areas, conducting reconnaissance, delivering missile strikes on important civil and military infrastructure of our state, supporting units in the littoral direction, and blocking civilian navigation.

In the last 24 hours, in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the defenders of Ukraine successfully repelled 15 enemy attacks, destroyed 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 9 tanks, 3 artillery systems, 25 armored combat vehicles, 3 pieces of engineering equipment, and 3 enemy vehicles.