In the Donetsk direction, russian enemy is conducting active hostilities along almost the entire line of contact. Air strikes and artillery shelling of Ukrainian defenders' positions continue.
“The main efforts of the enemy are focused on offensive operations in the Lyman, Severodonetsk, Popasna and Kurakhiv directions and, probably, further attack on the Lyman, Slovyansk and Barvinkove,” – reported General Staff in operational update on 18.00 on April 30, 2022
In the Mariupol direction russian enemy continued to launch air strikes on the city of Mariupol. The main efforts are focused on blocking units of the Defense Forces in the area of the Azovstal plant.
In the South Buh direction, russian occupiers forces of the 8th and 49th Combined Arms Armies, the 22nd Army Corps, the coastal units of the Black Sea Fleet of the Southern Military District and airborne troops are fighting to improve their tactical position.
In the Mykolayiv direction, russian enemy continues to attempt to fire and destroy the positions of our troops.
In the Bessarabian direction russian occupiers are spreading misinformation about the threat to the population of the transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova from Ukraine.
In the Siversky direction, russian enemy continues artillery shelling of units of our troops and infrastructure in the border areas of Ukraine with the russian federation.
General Staff confirmed that Ukrainian forces restored control over four villages in Kharkiv region. The enemy continues to concentrate forces and resources both in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kharkiv region and in the Belgorod region of russian federation.