Main efforts of invaders aimed at capturing Mariupol, breaking through defense of JFO group in Donetsk direction - General Staff
The aggressor continues to focus its main efforts on capturing Mariupol and breaking through the defenses of the Joint Forces Operation in Donetsk direction, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
"The Russian invaders continue to focus their main efforts on capturing Mariupol, conducting an offensive near the city of Izium, breaking through the defenses of the Joint Forces grouping in the Donetsk direction. In Pivdenny Buh direction, the enemy is trying to prevent the advance of our troops," the message posted on Facebook on Friday morning says.
The Belarusian Armed Forces conduct operational and combat training activities at training grounds throughout the country. There remains the possibility of missile and air strikes from Belarus on Ukraine's military and civilian infrastructure.
"Separate units from the 6th, 20th Combined Arms Army, 1st Tank Army, coastal troops of the Baltic and Northern Fleets of Russian Army carry out activities for the operational equipment of the territory. The main attention is paid to the restoration of sections of the railway from the city of Kupiansk to the cities of Kharkiv, Izium and Svatove. For this, units of the railway troops of the 38th separate railway brigade of the Western Military District from Yaroslavl were involved," the General Staff reported.
In Kharkiv direction, the enemy continues blockading Kharkiv. The occupiers put mine-explosive barriers to prevent the movement of Ukrainian troops.
"In the temporarily occupied Izium, representatives of the so-called DPR perform the functions of the local police, carry out illegal checks of documents, searches of persons and premises of the local population," the General Staff notes.
The aggressor concentrates its efforts on taking control of the populated areas of Popasna, Rubizhne and Mariupol, continues to conduct assault operations in most directions.
The enemy inflicts air strikes and shells civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Kreminna, Severodonetsk, Novotoshkivske, Popasna, Novozvanivka, Sukha Balka, Novoselivka Druha, Stepove, Troitske, Novobakhmutivka, Maryiynka and Solodke.
In the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Popasna, Nyzhne, Novotoshkivske, Zolote and Borovske, the invaders tried to carry out assault actions, but failed.
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