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Russia does not quit attempts to invade Mykolayiv, Mariupol, Kyiv, launches missiles from Belarus - the General Staff

The occupiers get significant support from Belarus

Russia does not quit attempts to invade Mykolayiv, Mariupol, Kyiv, launches missiles from Belarus - the General Staff
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During the previous day, the Russian occupiers fired 6 missile strikes (up to 30 missiles) and 4 air strikes, mostly from the airspace of the Republic of Belarus. Since the beginning of the open aggression, the enemy has used about 180 “Iskander” cruise and operational-tactical missiles. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It was said that the Air and Space Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are on duty in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus, and the airfield network of Belarus is used to transport personnel and cargo. There is a high probability of using the Armed Forces of Belarus.

As of 11:00, the enemy continues its offensive operation against Ukraine with the support of operational-tactical and army aircraft using high-precision long-range weapons.

In Polissya, the enemy suffered significant losses and now is trying to replace them at the expense of the Airborne Troops of the RF Armed Forces.

RF has completed the regrouping in the Seversky direction and is trying to continue the offensive in the Chernihiv-KYIV direction. Three APC in the areas of KHOMUTOVKA, GLUHIV, BATURYN were stopped.

Motorized Rifle Unit 14 of the Army Corps of the Northern Fleet on the border of SUMY - Okhtyrka - Poltava suffered significant losses and lost offensive potential.

The enemy was stopped in the Slobozhanskyy direction.

In the Donetsk operational area the enemy with forces of 1 and 2 Army Corps with artillery support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tries to conduct offensive actions. The goal of the aggressor to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions has not been achieved.

In the Tavriya direction, the enemy, after regrouping, tried to organize an attack on MYKOLAIV and did not stop trying to land a naval landing party in the area of MARIUPOL. The Armed Forces of Ukraine defend the borders.

Despite significant losses and slowing down the offensive in some areas, the enemy does not abandon its main goal - to gain control of KYIV. The Defense Forces of the capital took measures to counter the enemy.

A group of diverse Navy forces continues to fight in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. They carry out defense of bases and ports of ODESSA, SOUTH, OCHAKIV, CHORNOMORSK from the sea direction.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine covers air units and units of operational groups of troops throughout Ukraine.

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