The eightieth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
russian enemy continues to conduct a full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The main goal is to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson oblasts and ensure the stability of the land corridor with the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea.
russian aggressor continues to fight in the Eastern Operational Zone, firing along the entire line of contact and in the depths of the defence of our troops. The greatest activity of russian occupiers is observed in Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions.
There is still a threat that the enemy will launch missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian facilities in Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the enemy did not take active action. Up to seven battalions of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus continue to carry out tasks to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The export of military equipment and property of the armed forces of the russian federation from the territory of the republic of belarus continues.
In the Siversky direction, russian enemy provides enhanced protection of the Ukrainian-russian border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Kharkiv direction. Its main efforts were focused on ensuring the withdrawal of his troops from the city of Kharkiv, maintaining the occupied positions and supply routes.
In the Slovyansk direction, russian enemy carried out artillery shelling of civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Dovgenke, Dolyna and Husarivka.
russian occupiers conducted air reconnaissance using the Orlan-10 UAV in the areas of the settlements of Izyum, Kapitolivka and Dibrova in the Kharkiv region.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, russian enemy used mortars, artillery, rocket-propelled grenades and aircraft to inflict maximum losses on units of the Defence Forces, deplete personnel and destroy fortifications.
In addition, russian enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation in the areas of Komyshuvakha, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka and Pobeda. It is not successful.
In the city of Mariupol, russian enemy continues to blockade our units near the Azovstal plant. Inflicts massive artillery and air strikes.
In the Zaporizhiz direction, in order to maintain the occupied territory, there are preparatory measures for the construction of a multi-tiered defence by the occupiers.
The situation in the South Buh area has not changed significantly. The enemy continues to shell the positions of our troops with mortars and artillery.
Ten attacks by the Russian occupiers were repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk over the past 24 hours, five tanks, five artillery systems, six units of armoured combat vehicles and seven enemy vehicles were destroyed.
Air defence units shot down three Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
We will publish the total losses of the enemy later.