Russian unit, which took part in the tortures in Bucha, suffered losses in the area of Izyum - General Staff
As of early April 23, the enemy is conducting offensive actions in the Eastern operating zone for the purpose of disrupting the United Forces group, establishing full control over the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and securing a land route between these territories and the occupied Crimea. The enemy is most active in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk districts. The occupying forces are regrouping. This is reported by the General Staff.
The enemy does not stop launching missile and bomb attacks on military and civilian infrastructure.
"On the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky straits, designated units of the military forces of the Republic of Belarus are carrying out the task of strengthening the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. To clarify the position of our troops in the Sumy region, the enemy deployed drones near the town of Glushkovo," the General Staff stated.
According to the data, there is now a threat of missile and air strikes from the above-mentioned areas. In addition,it is possible that the enemy can rule out provocations at the Ukrainian-Russian border with the members of the Ukrainian Defence Forces being blamed for them.
The Tavria and South Bug there is a consolidation of enemy troops consisting of separate divisions of the 8th and 49th General Armies, The 22nd Army Corps, the coastal forces of the Black Sea Fleet of the Eastern Military District and the airborne troops. The enemy concentrates its main efforts on improving its tactical position and holding the occupied lines.
To create favorable conditions for moving forward in the direction of the city of Mykolayiv, the enemy is shelling Ukrainian Forces positions. To build up the anti-aircraft defense system, the enemy deployed a S-300VM battery near the town of Skadovsk.
In the Slobozhansky region, the enemy forces continue partially blockading Kharkiv and bombarding it with cannon and rocket-propelled artillery.
"Separate units of the 1st Tank Army, 20th General Army of the Western Military District, 35th General Army and 68th Army Corps of the Nordic Military District and airborne troops are conducting offensive and assaulting operations in the south of Izyum. The enemy is conducting an air reconnaissance of positions and taking steps to organize a fire support of the offensive and to organize logistical support for the grouping," the General Staff reported.
According to available information, units of the 64th Independent Motorized Brigade, which took an active part in the massacres, tortures and raping of civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, are operating in the area of of Izyum and have already suffered casualties.
The enemy is conducting offensive actions along the entire line of contact in Donetsk. The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the offensive in the SeveroDonetsk direction, and is exerting intense fire pressure on our troops in order to dislodge them and create conditions for an offensive against Slovyansk. The offensive in the Novotoshkivske area and assault operations in the areas of Rubizhne, Popasna and Maryinka are ongoing.
In Mariupol, the enemy continues to block our units in the area of the Azovstal plant and to launch air strikes on the city, including using long-range aircraft. An engineering unit was deployed to the occupied city to clean the port infrastructure territory from mines.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, with the aim to reinforce its consolidation, the enemy moved a battalion tactical group from the composition of the 19th Motorized Battalion of the 58th General Army of the Southern Military District.
As part of the formation of additional reserves, the preparation of up to 200 members of the Wagner Private Military Campaign has been completed. The advance team has been deployed to the Novobakhmutivka area for observing the area and specifying the order of interaction. Information is currently being clarified.
The enemy is trying to redraw its tactical position in the South-Bug trenches and entrench itself in the administrative cordons of the Kherson region. Significant losses in equipment.
In the Black Sea and Azov Sea operational zones, enemy ships in the Black Sea and Azov Sea water areas continue to carry out tasks to isolate the area of combat operations and conduct reconnaissance.
Only in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions yesterday, a total of six enemy attacks were defeated, nine tanks, an estimated five armoured vehicles, thirty-five vehicles, a fuel-gunner, and three artillery systems were destroyed.