The enemy continues to conduct a full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine .

The General Staff published operational information as of the morning of May 9.

The enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the maintenance of the land corridor between the territories and the occupied Crimea.

The greatest activity of the invaders is observed in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions.

At the same time, there is a high probability of launching missile strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine.

In the Volyn, Polessky and Seversk directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groupings by the enemy were found.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy did not carry out active offensive operations. It focuses on the regrouping of units, replenishment of ammunition, fuel, maintenance of previously occupied positions and preventing the advance of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the state border.

In the Izyum direction, the enemy is units from the 1st Tank Army, the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District and the 29th, 35th, 36th Armies, the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and airborne troops. focuses on preparations for the continuation of the offensive in the Suligovka-Novaya Dmitrovka and Suligovka-Kurulka directions.

In order to prevent the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy concentrated up to 19 battalion tactical groups on the territory of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region. The transfer of personnel and military equipment to resupply units that have suffered significant losses on the territory of Ukraine continues.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation and artillery, concentrated its main efforts on an attempt to take control of the settlements of Rubizhne and Popasna, preparing for the continuation of offensive operations in the directions of the settlements of Seversk, Slavyansk, Lisichansk and Avdeevka. Increased firepower, trying to break through the defenses of our troops.

In the Tauride direction , the enemy is carrying out demonstrative actions in order to tie down Ukrainian troops, and is improving the logistical support system.

In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, the enemy did not carry out active hostilities. He focused on shelling the positions of units of our troops using artillery, including multiple launch rocket systems.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporozhye region, cases have become more frequent when the invaders take away documents from citizens, and they promise to return them only after they take part in the parade until May 9.

On the territory of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the enemy carried out active preparations for holding solemn parades.

The situation in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova has not changed. Local armed formations and units of the task force of Russian troops continue to be on full combat readiness.

Over the previous day, air defense units of the Air Force and the Ground Forces hit 10 air targets of the Russian invaders, including 6 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orlan-10 type, 1 UAV of the Forpost type and 3 cruise missiles.

On the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the defenders of Ukraine over the past day successfully repulsed 6 enemy attacks, destroyed 20 tanks, one artillery system, 28 units of armored combat vehicles, 1 special armored vehicle and 5 vehicles of the enemy.

Earlier it was reported that the invaders killed a public activist in Zaporozhye .

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