Kyiv and Mariupol remain the main areas of concentration of the enemy's efforts, as well as advances in the directions of Kryvyi Rih, Kremenchuk, Nikopol and Zaporizhia.
The enemy, having suffered losses in the Polissya, Siversky, and Pivdennobuzhsky operational districts were forced to gain a foothold on unfavorable frontiers. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its summary as of 12 PM.
In the Donetsk direction, during the fierce fighting, the defenders of Ukraine repulsed the enemy, the pace of the invasion of the invaders slowed down.
Unable to succeed, the enemy continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on cities in the depths of Ukraine, such as the Dnieper, Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk.
The formation of enemy reserves and their transfer to the areas of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine continues.
Russia also increases the air defense system in the Donetsk and Tavriya areas
In Volyn, there is a threat of sabotage of military and civilian infrastructure.
The occupants are not conducting active offensive operations in the Polissya direction. Measures are being taken to restore the combat capability of units.
"As a result of active, coordinated actions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other components of the defense forces, the enemy suffered significant losses, which forced him to retreat from the previously captured settlements of Kyiv region," General Staff stated.
The enemy does not carry out any active offensive operations in the Siversky direction. In some areas, the enemy carried out raids and reconnaissance of the positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy kept Sumy surrounded and partially blocked Kharkiv from the north. Conducts regrouping of troops.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the occupants did not abandon attempts to capture the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk, which were not successful. Plans to establish control over Mykolayiv and advance towards Zaporizhia and Kryvyi Rih have not been implemented by the enemy. Due to significant losses, the invaders are forced to turn to defense and try to provide comprehensive support.