The Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain directions are beginning to seize the initiative from the Russian invaders, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Wednesday.

"The enemy is trying to maintain the combat readiness of his units, realizing that the 'easy walk' did not work out. The enemy is trying to avoid direct clashes not only with the Ukrainian army, but also with civilians who block the movement of his columns. Russian propaganda ceases to operate on the territory of Ukraine and the liberators realize that no one expected them here," the statement says.

In the Volyn direction the enemy has lost the initiative and is not conducting active operations.

In the Polissya direction, the Russian invaders continue to advance in the direction of Makarov - Brusyliv - Fastiv with forces moving towards Kyiv.

In the directions to Malyn and Irpin, the Russians have lost their offensive pace, suffered significant losses and were stopped. In the Chernobyl direction, the enemy tried to develop an offensive in the direction of Demidov and Irpen, but also lost its offensive potential, which was stopped.

In Zhytomyr region, the invaders have reached several settlements.

In the Seversk direction, enemy soldiers as part of the 1st Tank Army and the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations in the direction of Krasnohrad and Izium were stopped near Bohodukhov, Chuguev, and Shevchenkovo.

In the Chernihiv direction, the enemy was stopped. In the Nezhin direction – the invaders moved in the direction of Nova Basan, Kozelets.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy, with the forces of the 1st, 2nd AK and 8th Army, concentrated his main efforts on the goal of reaching the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The enemy did not reach its goal and failed to block Mariupol.

In the south, the enemy is making attempts to continue the offensive in the direction of Zaporizhia, with some forces heading towards Mariupol.

In the Black Sea Operational Zone, the Russian invaders continue to prepare for an amphibious landing operation on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine (Zatoka and Odessa regions). The deployment of ship groups of the fleet on the high seas was noted.

"The enemy is demoralized and continues to suffer losses in personnel and equipment. Russian propaganda is bursting at the seams! We will win!" the General Staff said.