Russian troops are constantly trying to carry out attacks in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions.
The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone to defeat the Joint Forces grouping, establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and ensure a land route along the occupied Crimea. This was stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday, April 23.
The greatest enemy activity was observed in the directions of Slobozhansky and Donetsk. The units of the invaders regroup.
The enemy does not stop conducting missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure.
In the directions of Volyn, Polessky and Seversk, several units of the Belarusian armed forces are conducting activities to strengthen the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. To clarify the position of our troops in the direction of Sumy, the enemy used a UAV from the Glushkovo settlement area.
The threat of air and missile strikes in the indicated directions remains. In addition, the implementation of enemy provocations on the Ukrainian-Russian border with the accusation of representatives of the Ukrainian defense forces has not been ruled out.
A group of enemy forces were operating in the direction of the Tauride and South Buzh, consisting of separate units of the 8th and 49th joint armed forces, the 22nd army force, troops coast of the Black Sea Fleet of the Southern Military District and air forces. The enemy is focusing its main efforts on improving its tactical position and handling its occupied lines, the General Staff notes.
To create favorable conditions for advance in the direction of the city of Nikolaev, the enemy fired on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To build the air defense system in the Skadovsk area, the enemy placed the S-300VM battery.
In the direction of Slobozhansky, the grouping of enemy troops continued to partially intercept and fire at it from cannon and rocket artillery.
Separate units of the 1st Tank Army and the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the 35th Combined Arms Army and the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and the airborne troops are conducting offensive and assault operations in the south of Izyum. The enemy conducts aerial reconnaissance of positions and measures to arrange fire support for the offensive and arrange logistical support for the group.
According to available information, units of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade, which was actively involved in the massacres, torture and violence of the civilian population in the city of Bucha, are operating in the area of Izyum settlement and already exist. experienced losses.
In the direction of Donetsk, the enemy conducts offensive operations throughout the line of confrontation. The enemy focused its main efforts on offensive operations in the direction of Severodonetsk, putting intense fire pressure on our troops to disperse them and create conditions for building an offensive against Slavyansk. The offensive continues in the direction of Novotoshkivskoye and attack operations in the areas of Rubizhnoye, Popasnaya and Maryinka.
In the direction of Mariupol, the enemy continues to block our units in the area of the Azovstal plant and launch air strikes on the city, including the use of long -range aircraft. An engineering unit arrived in the occupied city to clean up the infrastructure of the port of Mariupol.
In the direction of Zaporizhia, to strengthen its grouping, the enemy moved a battalion tactical group from the 19th motorized rifle division of the 58th combined army army of the Southern Military District.
As part of building additional reserves, the preparation of the Wagner private military campaign unit of up to 200 men has been completed. The initial unit group was moved to the Novobakhmutovka area for reconnaissance and clarification of the interaction sequence. The information is being updated.
In the direction of South Buzh, the enemy is trying to improve its tactical position and gain a foothold on the administrative borders of the Kherson region. There are huge losses in technology.
In the operational zones of the Black Sea and Azov, enemy naval groups in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas continue to conduct isolation activities in the battle area and conduct reconnaissance.
“In the territory alone of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in the past day, eight enemy attacks were repelled, nine tanks, eighteen armored units and thirteen vehicles, one tanker, three artillery systems were destroyed,” the said. statement.
The other day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that they plan to establish full control over Donbass and southern Ukraine, providing a corridor to occupied Crimea and access to Transnistria.
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Source: korrespondent
