Since the start of the day, there have been 45 clashes, with the heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk – General Staff

Since the start of the day, Russian occupation forces have carried out 45 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders, actively employing aircraft and artillery along the entire front line. The most intense assault operations have been recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy has attempted 16 times to push our units toward the settlements of Pokrovsk, Udachne, and Rodynske. 

This is reported by the General Staff’s operational update as of 4:00 PM on May 3.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, the invaders carried out 12 attacks, particularly in the areas of Kostiantynivka and Stepanivka, one of which is still ongoing. In the Huliaipole direction, seven attacks took place, and more than ten settlements were subjected to airstrikes, including Orikhiv and Komyshuvakha. The occupiers were also active in the Lyman, Sloviansk, and Oleksandrivka directions, where the Defense Forces continue to repel enemy assaults.

The border areas of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions came under fire again: Russia carried out over 40 shelling attacks and launched an airstrike on Vilna Sloboda. In the Dnipro direction, Ukrainian troops are currently repelling an attack toward Antonivka. Ukrainian defense forces are taking measures to deplete Russian forces’ capabilities along the entire line of contact and in the enemy’s rear. The situation remains under control; no significant changes have been recorded in other sectors of the front at this time.

The Russian army continues to suffer heavy losses in the war against Ukraine. On May 2 alone—over a thousand soldiers.

Air defense forces shot down 249 out of 268 drones. Despite this, there were hits and damage at several locations, and the attack continued partially into the morning.