Ukrainians 'evacuated' by Russian forces from Zaporizhzhia region are forbidden to return home – General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this. 

“There is massive discontent among local residents from the temporarily occupied Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia region, who were 'evacuated' to Berdiansk by the Russian occupation administration. In particular, people complain that the Russians have placed them in terrible living conditions, in rooms without windows, lighting, warm water and furniture,” the General Staff wrote. 

The occupying forces have banned the 'evacuated' citizens from returning to the town of Tokmak for an indefinite period of time.

The situation in the temporarily occupied territories

“Invading Russian forces continue to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield. As a result, the enemy is converting civilian educational institutions of the temporarily occupied territories into medical facilities. Thus, in Luhansk, the premises of three local hospitals have been fully equipped as military hospitals for wounded soldiers,” the General Staff wrote. 

Under the pretext of evacuation, Russians continue to loot frontline settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. In Enerhodar, Russian soldiers completely looted all the city's medical institutions. In particular, all the city's medical equipment was taken to the temporarily occupied Simferopol.

All enterprises located in the industrial zone near the Zaporizhzhia NPP were also completely looted.

Russian shelling of Ukrainian territory

During this day, the Russian army launched one S-300 missile attack on the civilian infrastructure of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region. In addition, Russian forces carried out 35 airstrikes and about 4 MLRS attacks at the Ukrainian troops' positions and settlements in the Kherson region. Civilians were injured, private houses and other civilian infrastructure was destroyed and damaged.

The threat of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

Invading Russian forces are attacking in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. Over the last day, the enemy launched 30 attacks in these areas. The fiercest fighting continues for the towns of Bakhmut and Marinka. 

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly, and no enemy offensive groups have been detected. 

At the same time, the Russian army keeps shelling the entire border line: one settlement in the Chernihiv region, 6 more in the Sumy region, as well as 7 towns and villages in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

In the Kupiansk direction, 13 settlements in the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

In the Lyman direction, 5 settlements of the Luhansk region came under enemy fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, fighting continues for the fortress city. More than 15 settlements were attacked by the invading Russian forces. 

In the Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions, over 10 settlements came under enemy fire. 

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, 16 cities and villages were subjected to numerous attacks by the occupying Russian army. 

Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on invading Russian army

Over the last day, Ukrainian aviation launched 3 strikes on the invading Russian troops' military positions. 

Missile and artillery units struck 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 2 manpower concentration areas, 1 fuel and lubricant depot, and an enemy electronic warfare station.

• On May 10, in the Bakhmut sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces forced Russian troops to retreat to a distance of up to 2 kilometers.