The troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk areas repelled 9 enemy attacks in the last 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the operational report on the Russian invasion as of 06 a.m. on 2 April 2022.
Our fighters destroyed 8 tanks, 44 armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, and 10 artillery systems.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue armed aggression against Ukraine. They are withdrawing units in some of the areas, probably to strengthen the troops of the occupiers to conduct further offensive in Slobozhanskyy, Donetsk, and Luhansk areas.
The enemy intensified work with so-called “mercenaries.”
On April 1 the Russian Ministry of Defense decided to hold military training with the army reserves from 4 April 2022 to 23 May 2022.
At the same time, the enemy has intensified the work to involve units of Russian troops based in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova to carry out provocations and demonstration maneuvers on the border with Ukraine. The redeployment of Russian forces and units of the so-called Transnistrian-Moldavian Republic was noted to prepare for a demonstration of readiness for the offensive and, possibly, hostilities against Ukraine.
The enemy continues to commit illegal acts on the temporarily occupied territories. In violation of international humanitarian law, the enemy abducts local residents, shells residential districts, mines the civilian infrastructure, robes, and loots.
The enemy continues to suffer significant losses in the Luhansk region. Around 30 wounded Kadyrov occupiers from the combat area near Popasna arrived in the local hospital in Alchevsk. According to the available information, the occupiers are leaving those killed in action on the battlefield. At the same time, last week, the irreparable loss of personnel in the so-called 2nd Army Corps units amounted to about 800 people.
On April 1, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again shot down the occupiers in Chornobaivka near Kherson. It is the 13th, and 14th time the Russian occupiers have failed in this area.