General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The seventeenth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military invasion continues.
The enemy continues its offensive against Ukraine.
Having suffered losses in the Polissya, Siversky, and Pivdennobuzhsky directions, it stopped at the previously reached frontiers, regrouped troops, restored the combat capability of his units, and replenished it reserves.
Failing to achieve its goals, it continues to launch missile and bomb strikes on critical infrastructure.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Volyn direction. The military leadership of the Republic of Belarus is taking measures to strengthen the protection of the border with Ukraine. The possibility of direct participation of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus in hostilities against Ukraine on the side of russia remains.
No active actions by the enemy have been recorded in the Polissya direction. After significant losses, the russian occupiers are taking measures to restore combat readiness and regroup troops.
In the northern direction, the enemy carries out engineering equipment of positions in the areas of Mykhailo-Kotsyubynske, Levkovychi, Zhukotka, Hrodna (Chernihiv region).
In the Slobozhansky direction, the occupiers did not succeed in trying to resume offensive operations.
The enemy has established itself in the northern part of the city of Izyum, does not abandon attempts to capture it.
In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the main efforts of the occupiers were focused on capturing the cities of Mariupol and Severodonetsk. The enemy captured the eastern outskirts of Mariupol.
After an unsuccessful assault on the village of Rubizhne, the occupiers retreated to settlement Capytolivka.
In the Volnovakha direction, the enemy is trying to develop an offensive in the direction of settlement Krasna Polyana. Made an attempt to move in the direction of settlement Olhynka.
According to available data, the occupying forces that attacked in the Donetsk operational area met with strong resistance from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and lost offensive capabilities.
In the South Bug direction the enemy doesn’t leave attempts of restoration of offensive actions for the purpose of encirclement of Mykolayiv.
In support of the offensive, the invaders tried to deploy units of missile forces and artillery and air defense. They were unsuccessful. The enemy retreated to the area of the village of Mylove, carried out engineering equipment of occupied positions and drew up reserves.
