On the 5th, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past day, the Russian army repelled multiple attacks from the Ukrainian army and launched offensives in several directions including Kharkov, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on the same day that as of the afternoon, there had been 106 battles in the front-line areas, concentrated in the directions of Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Kursk. Furthermore, several Ukrainian media outlets reported on the 5th that the Ukrainian army launched a large-scale offensive in the Russian direction of Kursk, while the Russian army has entered the Sumy region of Ukraine, attempting to encircle the Ukrainian army within Russian territory from the south. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 5th that to prevent the Ukrainian army's advance in the Kursk direction, the Russian army is engaging the Ukrainian army in the border area of Kursk. (CCTV News)