[Korrespondent] The most active fighting is currently taking place in the Hulyaipil direction, where the enemy is attacking in the areas of five settlements.
Since the beginning of the day, 56 battles between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers have taken place on the front. There is currently a lull in five directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update on Thursday, March 5.
Thus, in the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled three attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Cherneschyna, Drobysheve, and Lyman.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the area of ​​Yampol and Platonovka.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 14 offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillya, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka and towards Illinivka and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the invaders stormed 14 times near the settlements of Rodynske, Kotlyne, Novomykolaivka and towards the settlements of Bilytske, Novooleksandrivka, Novopavlivka. Two attacks are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked three times in the areas of Novohrygorivka and Krasnohirske.
In the Hulyaipil direction, there were 16 attacks in the areas of Hulyaipil, Zeleny and towards Zaliznychne, Varvarivka, and Staroukrainka. The defense forces have already repelled 14 attacks.
In the Orikhiv direction, one battle took place near Stepnohirsk.
In the Prydniprovske direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled one attack towards the Antonivske Bridge.
At the same time, the enemy has not yet carried out offensive operations in the North-Slobozhansk, Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk and Kramatorsk directions.
Recall that in the 24 hours of March 2, Russia lost 900 soldiers killed and wounded. The total number of losses of the aggressor country will approach 1.3 million people.