The Russian occupation troops have entrenched themselves in the northern part of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region and are not abandoning attempts to capture it, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in a report as of 12. 00 March 12.

In the Donetsk and Tauride directions, the main efforts of the invaders are focused on capturing the cities of Mariupol in the Donetsk region and Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region. At the same time, the enemy captured the eastern environs of Mariupol, the General Staff notes..

After an unsuccessful assault on. Rubizhnoye, Severodonetsk region, the invaders retreated.

Also, the occupiers do not abandon attempts to resume offensive operations in order to encircle the city.. Nikolaev.

According to the General Staff, the occupiers continue the offensive operation in a number of directions, but to no avail, they suffered losses, they are regrouping troops, restoring the combat capability of units, and also continue to deliver missile and bomb strikes on critical infrastructure.

The enemy did not carry out offensive actions in the Volyn direction, however, the possibility of the direct participation of the armed forces of Belarus in hostilities against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation remains, the report says..