Development of the fighting (Day 67): Ukrainians hit the Russian staff and killed another general, but Gerasimov was not – Diary N

The Russians are trying to encircle part of the Ukrainians near Lyman. Which of the reports on the attack on Putin’s chief general has been confirmed. Maps of the day – situation between Izium and Lyman + time-lapse map from the beginning of the war. Videos of the day – attack on Russian army staffs; shot down Su-34; one of the biggest outbreaks of this war; bombing of Ukrainian positions through a thermal camera, attack on Russian boats from Bayraktar. Even today, we bring you a summary of the situation on the battlefield, compiled from information from various ministries of defense and independent analysts. The series also features the observations of Russian nationalist and criminal Igor Strelkov (Girkin), who was a key figure in the outbreak of the war in 2014, but in addition to the success of the Russian army on his profile on the Russian social network VKontakte, he writes openly about its defeats and problems. The information in this text is a summary of the results of the fighting on Sunday 1 May. The current situation in some places may be different. An overview of confirmed losses is at the end of the article. The Russians are trying, but they would like more. Over the past three days, the Russian army has continued the offensive with limited success. On Saturday, the threat of a siege of Ukrainian troops between the cities of Izium and Lyman north of the Siversky Donetsk River was relatively intensively addressed. It is shown on Saturday’s map: 🇺🇦 forces east of Izyum are at risk of encirclement. They are at risk of becoming trapped North of the Siverskyi Donets River. 🇷🇺 continues its efforts to secure Rubizhne and Popasna. pic.twitter.com/TDugC9qqHq – Ukraine War Map (@War_Mapper) April 30, 2022 A day later, on Sunday, the situation was very similar: Updates: 🇷🇺 took control of Korovii Iar, East of Izyum. 🇷🇺 continues attacks in Rubizhne, Popasna, and Yampil. pic.twitter.com/aGHDAD2rDL – Ukraine War Map (@War_Mapper) May 2, 2022 The same area on another type of map. The red crosses show the bridges over the river, which the Ukrainian army has already blown up so that the Russians cannot cross them. The only one remaining represents the green rectangle. If the Ukrainians north of the river want to save theirs in retreat This article is the exclusive content for subscribers of the Diary N. Are you a subscriber?