The armed forces of the Russian Federation may plan provocations on the territory of the Transnistrian region in the Republic of Moldova in order to accuse Ukraine of aggression against a neighboring state, the General Staff of Ukraine noted on Monday morning.

At present, the invaders continue to create an offensive grouping of troops for operations in the Slobozhansky direction - presumably, in the coming days, they will try to resume the offensive.

The enemy also continues to train and send personnel, weapons and equipment to participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine..

At the place of permanent deployment of the 60th separate motorized rifle brigade (Monastyrishche) of the 5th combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, they are preparing weapons and military equipment, which is likely to be transported to the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.

Also, to restore the losses of personnel of the units of the 36th separate motorized rifle brigade (Borzya, Trans-Baikal Territory) of the 29th combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, military personnel are being recruited. Special needs arose for drivers and driver-mechanics. Their departure to the place of hostilities is scheduled for the second half of April..

Also, the enemy may continue strikes on transport infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine in order to destroy or disable them in order to disrupt the supply of goods to the places of hostilities..

In the Slobozhansky direction, separate units of the 6th Combined Arms Army and coastal troops of the Northern Fleet continue to partially block Kharkov, artillery shelling of certain areas of the city continues. In the Izyum direction, the enemy is conducting aerial reconnaissance of the area in order to identify the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, using the Orlan-10 UAV.

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In the Donetsk direction, the main efforts of the enemy continue 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. They also tried to storm Zolotoy, but could not.

In Mariupol, with the support of artillery and aviation, the invaders continue the assault in the areas of the Azovstal plant and the seaport.

On the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the defenders of Ukraine repulsed four enemy attacks over the past day, destroyed five tanks, eight armored vehicles, six vehicles and eight artillery systems of the enemy.