For the ninth day, the occupiers continue to fire on civilian buildings, people, and infrastructure. This night the enemy shelled the Zaporizhzhia NPP and caused a fire.
The AFU General Staff gives details:
The main efforts of the occupiers are focused on encircling Kiev and weakening resistance in the blockaded settlements.
The occupation forces have begun preparations to overturn additional forces and means from the Southern and Eastern Military Districts. The second echelons and most of the operational reserves of the occupier's groups have been brought into the operation.
Volyn - the enemy with the forces of two BTGr switched to defensive actions in the areas of Polesskoye and Kukhari.
Polesie - a grouping of Kafirs, consisting of military units of the Eastern Military District with up to fifteen BTGr conducting an offensive operation in the band Kozarovichi, Vyshgorod Fastov, Obukhov, concentrating efforts in the direction of Byshev, Ukrainka. In the fight for the lines near the settlements of Polesskoye, Povar, Borodyanka, Byshev, Horenichi, Demidov, the enemy partially lost the offensive potential. The main enemy forces are blocked and stopped near Makarov. The occupants retreated from Bucha and the airfield Gostomel.
On the Seversk direction, a grouping of troops of the Central Military District, up to fourteen BTGr, as well as the 14th Army District of the Northern Fleet conducts an offensive operation in the Oster, Zazimye; Berezan, Vishenki bands, concentrating efforts in the direction of Kiev. At the same time, the enemy regroups to continue the offensive in the direction of Brovary.
Slobozhanshchina - Western Military District troop grouping of up to sixteen BTGr conducts an offensive operation, concentrating efforts in the direction of Novomoskovsk. It blocks Kharkov from the north. Captured Balakley. The enemy did not succeed near Akhtyrka and concentrated its main forces near Gadyach and Zenkiv.
On the Donetsk direction the enemy grouping by forces of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps reinforced with seven BTGr from the 8th Army continues offensive operations to develop tactical success in Novoaydar, Volnovakha and Mariupol directions, came to the village of Novoalexandrovka. Having a significant advantage in equipment, the enemy encircled Mariupol.
In the Luhansk direction, the enemy is fighting in the direction of Starobelsk.
In the Tavrichesk direction, the enemy with up to fifteen BTGr concentrated its efforts in the direction of Mykolaiv-Voznesensk. After regrouping and entering part of the operational reserves as part of the BTGr, it continues its offensive in the direction of Zaporizhzhya, with part of its forces advancing towards Mariupol. It was noted that the Russian Armed Forces airborne assault units entered the operation in the direction of Mykolaiv.
The occupants were stopped in the Nikolaev direction, but had partial success in the direction of Voznesensk.
The movement of a large number of vehicles from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea was noted, in which the occupants were transporting criminals from places of detention to organize unrest in the Mykolaiv region.
In the Black Sea, the Russian enemy's naval grouping is withdrawn from naval bases with the task of striking the surface forces of the grouping of dissimilar forces of the Ukrainian Navy. At the same time, the enemy continues to prepare for the landing of maritime landing troops in the areas of the Gulf and Chernomorsk. The groups are covered by a squad of fire support ships and a missile boat strike group.
The involvement of Su-24M bombers and dropping of RBK-500 cluster bombs was recorded to suppress the Ukrainian antisubmarine defense system on the Black Sea coast. Cover was provided by Su-30SM fighters.
In all directions the enemy has losses, demobilized occupants surrender and drop their equipment. These spoils help destroy the Russian invaders.
