The russian army is completing the creation of an offensive group in the Eastern Operational Zone. The enemy also continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities.
This is stated in the operational report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 6 a.m. on Monday, 18 April.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the enemy did not take active action, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups were found. Certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus continue to carry out tasks to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions. In these areas, the enemy conducts electronic reconnaissance. The removal of damaged armored vehicles of russian armed forces from the territory of Belarus is recorded.
In the Siverskyy area, the enemy increased control over border areas. Engineer fitment of positions in the areas of checkpoints and in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions of russia continues. The involvement of sabotage and reconnaissance groups and missile strikes from russia are conceivable.
In the Slobozhansky area, russian occupiers continue to blockade part of Kharkiv and try to carry out fire damage to units of our troops.
"To expand the bridgehead on the left bank of the Siverskyy Donets River and create conditions for the rapid deployment of troops, the enemy conducted reconnaissance by the attack of the areas of Zavody, Dmytrivka, and Dibrovne. It was unsuccessful, the enemy suffered losses and left”, the General Staff said.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya areas, the enemy regains its combat capability and replenishes its reserves. Trying to improve the tactical position of its units and intensify hostilities. Russian occupiers continue shelling the settlements of Siversk and Pokrovske.
The enemy concentrated its main efforts in the areas of the settlements of Lyman, Kreminna, Popasna, and Rubizhne, trying to establish full control over Mariupol. He carried out offensive operations in the Severodonetsk, Popasna, and Zaporizhia directions.
"The enemy tried unsuccessfully to gain a foothold in the areas of Kreminna and Rubizhne. It carried out assault operations in the areas of Novotoshkivske, Popasna, Avdiivka, and Maryinka. It also had no success," the statement said.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy focuses its main efforts on maintaining its positions and continues to fire on the positions of our troops in the directions of Mykolayiv and Oleksandrivka. It is expected that the enemy will continue to fight to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region. In total, 87 battalion tactical groups of the enemy were involved in the implementation of combat missions on the territory of Ukraine.
UAF has repulsed twelve enemy attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions over the past 24 hours. Ten tanks, fifteen armored units, and five vehicles, as well as five enemy artillery systems, were destroyed.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has hit five air targets the day before: one plane, three helicopters, and one UAV.