The General Staff of the AFU told about the operational situation and the situation in the regions at the fronts at the beginning of the 58th day of the confrontation with the Russian invasion.
This is reported by the General Staff of the AFU on its Facebook page.
In the Volyn and Polessk directions the occupants did not conduct active operations. No signs of the formation of offensive groups are recorded.
"Measures are taken to strengthen the cover of the state border in the western and north-western directions. Air defense forces and equipment have been placed on heightened alert. Security of headquarters, communication centers, military camps, arsenals, bases and storage depots for weapons, military equipment and fuel and lubricants has been increased," reads the morning report.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy, with the forces of up to 7 battalion tactical groups from the 6th All-Army Army, the coastal forces of the Baltic and Northern Fleet, continues to partially blockade Kharkiv and fire on the units of the AFU troops and critical infrastructure facilities.
In the Izyum direction, Russian troops have concentrated up to 25 BTGs from the 1st Tank Army, 20th and 35th Combined Arms and 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and airborne troops to conduct combat operations.
The occupants are trying to conduct an offensive in the direction of the village of Zavody. The invaders have reached the northern outskirts of Dubrovny and are trying to gain a foothold.
In the Donetsk and Tavrichesk directions, the Rashists intensified combat operations along the entire line of battle during the day. The enemy is assaulting near Zarechnoye and attempting to advance near Rubizhne with up to a battalion.
Defensive battles with the occupants in the direction of Novotoshkovskoye and Popasna continue.
The enemy is attempting, with the support of artillery, to carry out an assault near Marinka.
It is noted that at the same time the enemy strengthens the grouping of troops in the Zaporizhia direction. Logistical support activities for the occupation troops continue.
In the South Bug direction the Russian troops continue to have a fire influence on our units of the Defense Forces, tried to conduct reconnaissance combat in the area of Trudolyubovka, but with losses were forced to retreat to the previously occupied positions.
"The enemy continues to suffer losses. According to available information, on April 20 this year, another batch of wounded members of the armed forces of the Russian Federation (about 220 people) and more than 50 bodies of dead invaders were delivered to the central district hospital in Novoaidar.
In addition, the battalion tactical group of the 136th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 58th combined arms army of the Southern Military District, which was operating in the Kurakhov direction, suffered significant losses in manpower (up to 250 people) and lost up to 10 units of rocket and gun systems," the General Staff said.
There is also information that the personnel of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th All-Arms Army of the Southern Military District, which fought in Ukraine, did not receive payment for their "combat" for March. Thus, the occupiers are outraged and grumbling.
It is also reported that in occupied Crimea, in order not to disrupt the spring conscription campaign, the invaders have banned exit and entry to the peninsula since April 30.
In the temporarily occupied territories, Russian troops continue to block the movement of citizens, loot, destroy critical infrastructure and block the delivery of humanitarian goods from the Ukrainian authorities.
The General Staff said that there were cases of civilians and volunteers being shot by the occupiers.
Soldiers of the AFU in the past 24 hours in Donbass repelled 10 attacks of Russian troops, destroying 6 tanks, 8 units of armored and 15 units of vehicle equipment, 4 artillery systems.
Our military destroyed 15 aerial targets during the previous day: 9 UAVs, 3 aircraft and 3 helicopters.
