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Ukrainian troops have destroyed an enemy firing position in Donbas.

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"Yesterday, May 5, the Russian Federation's armed formations shelled Ukrainian defenders' positions in the area of responsibility of the Pivnich [North] operational tactical group. Holding the defense, the Ukrainian military resolutely stopped the enemy's attack, using available weapons," the group's press service wrote on Facebook on May 6.

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"Acting professionally, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy's firing position," it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Russia's hybrid military forces on May 5 mounted 15 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.