The General Staff does not rule out that the Russian Armed Forces may carry out provocative actions on the territory of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova in order to accuse Ukraine of aggression against the neighboring state.
About this writes the General Staff of the AFU on its Facebook page.
Also in the General Staff notes that the enemy continues to create an offensive grouping of troops for action in the Slobozhansky direction. Probably in the next few days the Russian occupants will try to resume the offensive.
In addition, the Russian enemy continues to train and send personnel, weapons and equipment to take part in combat operations in Ukraine.
At the permanent deployment point of the 60th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade (permanent deployment point - Monastyrishche, Primorsky Krai) of the 5th Combined Army of the Eastern Armed Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. These weapons are likely to be transferred to the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Region. Also in order to recover losses of the battalion tactical group from the 36th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade (Borzya, Transbaikal Region) of the 29th Army of the Eastern Military District is recruiting recruits from the brigade. The enemy has a particular problem recruiting drivers and mechanics. The selected personnel are scheduled to leave the permanent deployment point in the second half of April of this year.
It is likely that the Russian enemy, in order to interrupt supplies to combat sites, will continue to strike at Ukrainian transport infrastructure facilities to destroy or disable them.
Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform tasks to strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.
In the Slobozhansky direction individual divisions from the depot.
6th Combined Army and the Northern Fleet coastal forces continue a partial blockade of the city of Kharkiv, and artillery shelling continues in some areas of the city.
Aerial reconnaissance of the area in the Izyum direction is conducted by the Russian enemy to determine the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For this purpose, the enemy uses Orlan-10 UAVs.
With the help of two battalion tactical groups, the Russian enemy attempted to launch an offensive in the direction of Dovenke and Dmitrivka settlements, but the Russian enemy retreated to previous positions.
In the Donetsk direction, the Russian enemy continues to focus on taking control of the settlements of Popasna, Rubizhne, Nizhne and Novobakhmutovka, as well as establishing full control over the city of Mariupol.
The Russian enemy attempted to storm the area of Zolote, but without success.
In the city of Mariupol, with the support of artillery and aviation, the Russian occupiers continue to storm the areas of the Azovstal plant and the Sea Port.
With the help of independent units, the Russian enemy carried out artillery fire on the positions of our troops in the areas of Vysokopillya, Trudolyubovka and Maryanskoye settlements.
In the past 24 hours Ukrainian defenders repulsed four enemy attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, destroyed five tanks, eight armored vehicles, six vehicles and eight enemy artillery systems.
