Ukraine’s Armed Forces: Russia focused on breaking through defense in Donbass, capturing Mariupol

The main efforts of the Russian forces are focused on breaking through the defense of Ukrainian troops in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, as well as establishing full control over the city of Mariupol, reads the morning summary of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Report informs referring to the Staff’s Facebook page.

“In the Slobozhansky and Donetsk operational districts, the Russian aggressor is conducting offensive and assault operations in certain areas. The Russian enemy continues to transfer weapons and military equipment to Ukraine from the central and eastern regions of the Russian Federation. Along with combat units, it transfers support units. In addition, in order to improve the logistics system, the Russian occupiers are deploying logistics centers and creating field bases for repairing and renewing damaged equipment.”

“In the Slobozhansky direction, the Russian enemy continues to partially block the city of Kharkiv. According to available information, in order to organize the air defense system of the offensive group, the Russian enemy is transferring additional anti-aircraft missile divisions of the short-range surface-to-air missile system "Tor" (SA-15 Gauntlet) to the Kharkiv region. At the same time, mobile long-range surface-to-air missile divisions of S-400 (SA-21 Growler) and S-300 (SA-10 Grumble) were deployed in the areas of the Belgorod region bordering on Ukraine to cover the main command and control points, as well as the rear areas.”

“In the Izyum direction, the Russian enemy is conducting offensive operations on the left bank of the Siversky Donets River. To support the offensive actions of the group in this direction, the enemy created a system of main and reserve firing positions for rocket and barrel artillery. In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the Russian occupiers intensified offensive operations along the entire line of contact,” reads the message.

“In the Zaporozhzhia oblast, the concentration of units of the Russian occupying forces continues in certain areas. In the South Buh direction, the Russian enemy focuses on reaching the administrative border of the Kherson region. In order to improve the tactical situation, the Russian occupiers are trying to conduct offensive operations in the area of ​​the village of Oleksandrivka. The Russian enemy does not stop the shelling of civilian objects in the city of Mykolaiv. No significant changes have been recorded in the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky," the message says.