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Rondeli Russian Military Digest

The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 24, From 2 May, 13:00 to 6 May, 10:00 Kyiv Time

Author: David Batashvili, Research Fellow at the Rondeli Foundation

This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.

 

Donbas Area

Russians concentrated their efforts on the attempt to surround the Ukrainian forces defending the Severodonetsk-Lysychansk area.

To the west of these two cities, Russians took the town of Yampil, attacked on the outskirts of Ukrainian-held Lyman and Ozerne, and tried to advance southeast of Yampil in the direction of Siversk.

Static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map, the Lyman-Siversk area as of the noon 6 May 2022. All information on the maps is approximate.

 

To the south of Severodonetsk-Lysychansk, Russians continued attacks within Popasna where heavy street fighting continued, without reported success. They also unsuccessfully attacked Orikhove, 13 kilometers northeast of Popasna.

To the immediate north and northwest of Severodonetsk, Russians continued unsuccessful attempts to advance in the street battles ongoing within Rubizhne. They also tried to cut off Rubizhne from Severodonetsk by attacking Vojevodivka which appeared to be still held by Ukrainians at the time of writing.

Severodonetsk-Lysychansk area general view, 6 May

 

No new reported Russian advance occurred in the central and southern parts of the Donbas frontline.

The Battle of Donbas, 6 May

 

Siege of Mariupol

Russians launched an assault on the Ukrainian citadel in the Azovstal plant. Heavy fighting was reported at the plant, and in the catacombs underneath it. The defenders managed to stop and push back the attackers but it was unknown at the time of writing whether they had fully cleared the catacombs from the Russians.

 

Kharkiv Area

Ukrainians continued their attacks in the Kharkiv area. East of Kharkiv, they advanced on the town of Staryi Saltiv from the south, liberating some villages and this town. Russians then counterattacked Ukrainians in Staryi Saltiv but were repelled.

Kharkiv area, 6 May

 

Zaporizhzhia Area

Russians continued attacks in the area of Hulyaipole and Orikhiv, without reported advance.

 

Black Sea Area

Ukrainians reported that several villages had been liberated from Russians near the administrative border between Mykolaiv and Kherson Oblasts, but without stating their names.

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