Operational information as of 18.00 - AFU General Staff

Operational information as of 18.00 - AFU General Staff

Operational information as of 18.00 - AFU General Staff

Operational information as of 18.00 01.04.2022 on the Russian invasion.

The thirty-seventh day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion. The Russian Federation continues to conduct full-scale armed aggression against our state.

The withdrawal of certain units from the territory of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions and the regrouping of enemy troops, presumably to create strike groups in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions, continues.

According to available information, the Gomel Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology is allegedly housing wounded servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation who received significant doses of radiation during their stay in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in the Republic of Belarus.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, in the city of Energodar, on the territory of a military unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, Russian kafirs continue to hold persons from among local residents. They are suspected of organizing pro-Ukrainian actions and preparing sabotage against the invaders. Employees of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation are interrogating them using methods of psychological and physical pressure.

According to available information, the Russian occupants are planning to hold a so-called referendum in the town of Tokmak on April 4. In particular, the occupation administration has already notified the local population of this event.

The city of Melitopol is temporarily controlled by the enemy's military and Rosgvardia. The enemy continues to place artillery systems among the residential areas, from which it fires in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

The occupants do not abandon the idea of introducing the educational process in Russian-language schools in April 2022. Teachers who agree to teach the subjects are promised monetary rewards. The occupiers also continue to attempt to distribute so-called "humanitarian aid" to local residents. In doing so, they misappropriate Ukrainian humanitarian aid arriving from Zaporizhzhia.

In Shchastia, Luhansk Region, which is temporarily occupied by the enemy, all attempts by the occupants to resume the operation of the heating and power plant, which was significantly damaged by the hostilities, proved futile, as qualified specialists left the village.

In Stanytsia Luhanska, Russian invaders conduct propaganda activities. In particular, employees of the occupation administration work with low-income families registered with social services and distribute so-called "humanitarian aid.

During their withdrawal from the town of Bucha, the Russian occupation troops mined civilian structures, infrastructure and terrain within the settlement.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the defense forces, are fighting back the invader with dignity and conducting counterattacks in certain areas, liberating Ukrainian towns and villages.