The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense of Kyiv and the region are holding back the Russian enemy, who is trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses from the northwest and east of the capital in order to take control of key roads and settlements in the Kiev region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday morning.

Defense operations and other tasks also continue in the Volyn and Seversk directions. The headquarters noted that the situation under control has not changed significantly..

Also, Ukrainian troops are effectively holding back the offensive of the Russian enemy in the directions of the settlements of Gulyaipole and Zaporozhye..

In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian soldiers repulse the assaults of Russian infidels in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe village of Verkhnetoretskoe. At the same time, defensive battles continue in the areas of Topolskoye, Kamenka, Dry Kamenka.

In the south, the main efforts of the Ukrainian Defense Forces are aimed at organizing defense on the outskirts of Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye and Nikolaev, maintaining separate sections of the sea coast, protecting and defending critical infrastructure.

“Over the previous day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four aircraft, one helicopter, two UAVs of various types and two cruise missiles..

The air force was also involved in the strike against certain ground targets and occupiers,” the headquarters added..

Recall that the situation in the Kiev region remains difficult - a number of settlements are under occupation, and fighting continues both on the right and on the left banks on the outskirts of Kiev.

Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin could launch a nuclear strike on Ukraine if his plan to take Kyiv is not implemented..