"Ukrainian soldiers of subordinate units and subdivisions of the operational and tactical group ‘East’ daily give a worthy rebuff to the Russian fascists. In particular, on May 5, our defenders repulsed two occupiers’ attacks," the operational and tactical group "East" posted on Facebook.
Read also: Russian troops fail to take control of Popasna and RubizhneDuring the battles, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 32 invaders, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle, one vehicle, and two unmanned aerial vehicles.
As reported, Russia lost about 24,700 personnel in Ukraine from February 24 to May 5.