As of Wednesday morning, the Russian army is trying to continue its offensive in all directions, including the blockade of the capital and Mariupol. They are being rebuffed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and suffer significant losses, the General Staff reported.

According to the press service on the page of the General Staff on Facebook on Wednesday morning, in the Podilsk direction, the enemy is trying to continue the offensive along the border of Horenychi, Hostomel, Demidiv in the direction of Kyiv in order to block the capital from the northern and north-western directions.

In the Zhytomyr region there are up to three Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs) from the 5th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District of the Russia's Armed Forces.

"In the northern direction, there up to seventeen BTGs, which, despite the loss of manpower and equipment, continue offensive operations to block Kyiv from the northeast. The invaders were stopped in the areas of Kozelets, Bobrovytsia, and Makiiv. In the other direction, in the areas of the settlements Svitilnya, Peremoha, and Hostroluchcha, the enemy troops have lost their offensive potential," the statement says.

According to the General Staff, enemy troops with forces up to two BTGs have made unsuccessful attempts to keep the heroic Ukrainian cities of Sumy, Lebedyn and Okhtyrka surrounded.

"In the Slobozhansky direction, up to sixteen BTGs continue the offensive operation in the direction of Krasnohrad and part of the forces up to four BTGs in the direction of Izyum. The invader suffered losses and was stopped near the settlements of Bohodukhiv, Chuguiv and Shevchenkove," the report says.

According to the General Staff, in the Donetsk direction, without success, the aggressor is focused on blocking the city of Mariupol.

"In the Tavriya direction, the enemy continues its offensive operations in the areas of the settlements of Skadovsk, Hola Prystan, Kherson, Snihurivka, and Nova Kakhovka. After regrouping the enemy continues to move in the direction of Kherson and Mykolayiv. Up to two BTGs are operating in the areas of settlements Vasylivka, Chervone Pole, Novopetrivka.

In the Black Sea Operational Zone, the enemy deploys a naval group and continues preparations for a naval landing operation," the report says.

The General Staff says the invaders have been unsuccessful in advancing its forces, the enemy insidiously continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on critical infrastructure in order to intimidate the civilian population,

"Our troups are sapping the morale of the enemy and his will to win. The invaders have suffered losses in all directions.

Together we will break the enemy, because the truth is on our side! Victory will be ours! Glory to Ukraine!" the report says.