Russian forces have deployed up to four brigades in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions and are planning to develop an offensive west of Avdiivka and Maryinka, advancing toward Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
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The enemy has deployed up to four brigades of the Russian armed forces and plans to develop an offensive west of Avdiivka and Maryinka, making its way to Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
From Ocheretyne, the occupiers are rushing to the Pokrovsk-Konstantinivka highway.
On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 Russian attacks near the settlement of Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast), as well as Verkhnokamianske, Rozdolivka, Vyimka, Spirne, Novyi, Klishchiivka and Ivanivske (Donetsk Oblast).
On the morning of May 3, Russia attacked the town of Kurakhove with high-explosive fragmentation munition, killing two people and injuring the other two.
Footage shows AFU utilizing Bradley to destroy Russian infantry fighting vehicle
Russians fired 16 times at the territory of the Donetsk region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:05.743Z
Source story: 3859544-afu-enemy-plans-to-develop-offensive-west-of-avdiivka-and-maryinka