On the territory of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, units of the operational group of russian troops have been put on full combat readiness. The security forces have been transferred to an enhanced mode of service.
This is stated in the operational report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Tuesday, 26 April.
In the Slobozhansky direction, enemy groups from the 6th Army of Combined Arms of the Western Military District, the coastal troops of the Baltic and Northern Fleets continue to partially block Kharkiv and fire on it.
Todayin the Izyum direction the enemy is conducting an offensive in the direction of the settlement Barvinkove. Up to five enemy battalion tactical groups are stationed near the Ukrainian border in the Belgorod region of the russian federation.
In the Donetsk direction, the main efforts are focused on the capture of Rubizhne, Popasna, and Marinka. The occupiers moved the tank battalion, as well as the pontoon-bridge unit in the direction of Kreminna. To develop the offensive in the direction of the settlement of Lyman, the enemy is building up a group of troops. Artillery shelling and airstrikes on Mariupol continue. The enemy blocks Azovstal.
In the South Buh and Tavriya directions, the enemy continues to hold the occupied frontier, trying unsuccessfully to improve the tactical situation.
In the Volyn, Polissya, and Siversky directions, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus perform tasks to strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.