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Russia seeks full control over Donetsk, Luhansk region - Ukrainian General Staff

There is also a threat of missile strikes on businesses and logistics infrastructure across the country. 

Russia seeks full control over Donetsk, Luhansk region - Ukrainian General Staff

Russia's main efforts are focused on maintaining the previously occupied borders, preparing for the resumption of the offensive in certain areas and establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

To attack the Eastern Operational Zone, the enemy regroups and forms groups of its armed forces. The transfer of troops and equipment from Belarus to the territory of the russian federation by rail has been recorded, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

"The threat of the enemy's use of missile weapons on the objects of the defense-industrial complex and the logistics infrastructure of our state remains.. Additional units of the Armed Forces of the russian federation are being relocated to Ukraine to conduct hostilities. At the same time, some military units of the enemy have already exhausted the possibility of forming reserves", – the message sais. 

No significant changes in the composition and position of enemy troops in the Volyn direction were recorded. The enemy continues to conduct demonstrations.

In Polissya, the enemy's main efforts are focused on withdrawing units from the territory of Ukraine, restoring their combat capability and, probably, transferring them to other areas. In particular, the enemy moved units of 35, 36 all-military armies and 76 airborne assault divisions of the Airborne Forces.

"To ensure the withdrawal of troops, the invaders are conducting artillery fire on the positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and carry out remote mining of the area by means prohibited by international conventions. Due to the critical situation, the withdrawal of units of the 35th General Army is organized personally by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Sanchyk.", the General Staff added.

According to the available information, during the fighting against Ukraine, the losses of the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (unit 06705, Borzya) of the 29th All-Army accounted for more than 60% of the personnel..

In the Siverskiy direction, the enemy acts with the help of separate units of 2, 41 all-military armies and 90 tank divisions of the Central Military District.

Enemies continue to blockade and shell Chernihiv with artillery. They are fixed on the occupied frontiers and regroup. Drones are used to reconnoiter and adjust the fire. 

In the Brovary direction, the enemy continues to withdraw units, probably to the border areas with russia. Some units remain at positions and checkpoints along transport communications and on the approaches to temporarily occupied settlements. Enemies are mining areas and civilian objects.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continues to carry out artillery shelling of Kharkiv.

In the direction of Slavyansk, the enemy continues to regroup troops and replenish ammunition and fuel with the help of certain units..

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on taking control of the settlements of Popasna, Rubizhne, as well as the capture of the city of Mariupol. The russians intensified air strikes with the use of operational and tactical aircraft on troops and facilities in the areas of Lisichansk, Rubizhne, Popasna, Kreminna. They are trying to bypass our units, but without success. It is also known that invaders transferred echelons with the weapon and equipment to the Rovenka railway station in the Luhansk region. 

Russia does not abandon attempts to storm Mariupol. The enemy concentrated efforts on the maintenance of occupied positions in the areas of Novozlatopil and Lyubymivka. 

In the Tavriya direction, near Nova Kakhovka, the enemy deployed a logistics base. No active action were taken.

In the South Bug direction, the enemy is trying to restore combat capability, continues to carry out engineering activities. He is trying to block the actions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with artillery fire. 

Yesterday the enemy struck a missile strike at the Dnipropetrovsk region, struck an oil depot in Fastiv in the Kyiv region and fired at the entire Luhansk region with heavy weapons.. 

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