The Defense Forces Group continues to conduct defense operations on the East, Southeast and Northeast directions, focusing on:
- inadmissible promotion of the enemy in the areas of Sloviansk and Barvinkove settlements;
- occupation of settlements Kamianka, Topolske;
- creating conditions for improving the tactical position in the city of Chuguiv;
- deterring enemy attacks in the areas of settlements Rubizhne, Lysychansk, Popasna, preventing the bypass of the main forces of the group.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the summary of the Russian invasion as of 24.00 28.03.2022.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the maintenance of the circular defense of the city of Mariupol and the defense and deterrence of the enemy's advance in the area of Chernihiv.
The groups defending Kyiv, in order to improve the operational position and maintain the external border of defense, continue combat actions, maintain control over the situation in the settlements of Motyzhyn, Lisne, Kapitanivka and Dmytrivka.
Part of the forces continues to conduct a defense operation in other designated areas, a stabilization operation is carried out, territorial defense tasks are performed and counterattacks are carried out in certain areas.
The enemy is weakened, disoriented, much of it forces is cut off from logistics and main forces. Reducing the combat potential of enemy units, the command of the occupying forces tries to compensate with non-selective shells and missile and bomb attacks, thus destroying the infrastructure of Ukrainian cities.
Earlier, as of the morning of March 28, the occupiers lost 17 thousand military and 316 units of aviation, 1.7 thousand of infantry fighting vehicles, 1.1 thousand of automobile equipment.