Map of hostilities in Ukraine as of May 2, 2025.

Over the past day, there have been 199 combat clashes in Ukraine, during which Ukrainian defenders held their positions and inflicted significant losses on the occupiers. Our defenders continue to resolutely counter enemy attempts to advance deeper into the territory.

War news

Yesterday, May 1, the enemy conducted 96 airstrikes and 3 missile strikes, using 5 missiles and 172 guided bombs. In addition, the enemy opened fire 5898 times, of which 61 were from rocket artillery, and also deployed 2991 kamikaze drones.

The enemy carried out airstrikes on populated areas in the Sumy, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Overall, the enemy launched aerial assaults in 27 areas.

Latest front news

Yesterday, 1110 Russian soldiers were killed, and 9 tanks, 5 armored fighting vehicles, 50 artillery systems, 4 air defense systems, 138 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 132 units of the occupier's military equipment were destroyed.

Kharkiv direction

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy suffered losses during 8 battles in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamianka, Topoli, Novovasylivka, and Lyptsi.

Kupyansk direction

In the Kupyansk direction, militants launched 5 attacks but were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Novosynove, Hlushkivka, Nova Kruhlyakivka, and Zahryzove.

Lyman direction

The enemy attacked 27 times in the areas of Nadiia, Yampilivka, Kolodiaziv, Hrekivka, Tors'ke, Ridkodub, and Zelena Dolyna, but did not advance.

Seversk direction

The enemy launched four attacks towards Verkhnokamianske and Hryhorivka, but failed to seize the positions of our defenders.

Kramatorsk direction

Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy assaults in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Novomarkove, and Bilia Hora.

Toretsk direction

The enemy conducted four attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Druzhba, and Dylivka but did not achieve their objectives.

Pokrovs'k direction

Our defenders successfully stopped 64 enemy attacks in the areas of Zviriv, Yelizavetivka, Promin, Vodyane Druhe, Oleksandropol, Malynivka, Lysivka, Dachensk, Kotlyn, Udachne, Novoserhiiivka, Nadiivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kotliarivka, Troitsk, Andriivka, Pokrovs'k, Romanivka, Stara Mykolaivka, Nova Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Bahatyr, and Oleksiiivka.

Novopavlivsk direction

The Defense Forces repelled 15 enemy assaults in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Novosilka, Pryvilne, Vilne Pole, Bahatyr, and Shevchenko.

Orikhiv direction

The defenders repelled four futile attacks in the areas of Lobkove, Kam'yanske, and Stepove.

Dniprovsk direction

Yesterday, the enemy unsuccessfully attempted to storm the fortified positions of the Defense Forces in the Dniprovsk direction.

Kursk direction

In the Kursk direction, the enemy engaged in 33 combat clashes. They conducted 210 artillery strikes, 15 airstrikes, and dropped 21 guided bombs.

Ukrainian forces continue operations in the Kursk region. Over the past day, the enemy conducted 13 airstrikes and 266 shellings, including 5 from reactive artillery systems.

Overall, the war has been ongoing for 4 years and 1 month.