For the fifty-second day, the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against our state continues. The most active enemy actions are recorded in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions.

This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Volyn, Polessky and Seversk directions, the enemy did not take active actions. There is a movement of, presumably, separate support units of the 35th and 36th combined arms armies of the Eastern Military District. Trucks and special vehicles and tankers move to loading areas.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the occupiers continue to conduct combat operations by forces of individual units from the 6th and 20th combined arms armies, the 1st tank army of the Western military district, the 35th and 36th combined arms armies and the 68th army corps of the Eastern military district.

In the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe city of Izyum, the enemy concentrated up to 22 battalion tactical groups. The main efforts of the enemy are aimed at maintaining the previously occupied positions and the achieved milestones.. In order to strengthen the grouping in the indicated direction, the deployment of additional units from the 35th Combined Arms Army is noted..

The intensification of enemy actions in the direction of the settlements of Izyum and Barvenkovo \u200b\u200bwith the aim of reaching the rear of the units of the Joint Forces in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe city of Slavyansk is not ruled out..

In the Donetsk and Tauride directions, the enemy is trying to hold the occupied territories. Focuses its main efforts on taking control of the settlements of Popasna and Rubizhne, establishing full control over the city of Mariupol. Takes measures to restore combat capability and replenish ammunition. Tries to improve tactical position. Continues shelling in most directions.

No significant changes in the situation were noted in the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy increased the intensity of the fire impact in order to inflict losses, exhaust our troops and possibly prepare for offensive operations.

In the Popasnyansky direction, the enemy exerts constant fire pressure on the units of our troops. The forces of motorized rifle units, in cooperation with the battalion of one of the private military companies, are trying to improve the tactical situation, move deeper into the village of Popasnaya. Has no luck.

In the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe city of Toretsk, the enemy continues to exert periodic fire impact in order to deplete our troops. Preparations are underway to intensify hostilities in the Avdiivka area.

In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, the enemy’s actions were characterized by carrying out measures to restore combat capability, replenish stocks, engineer equipment for positions in the areas of the settlements of Lyubimovka, Petrovka, Kreshchenovka and strengthen their forward positions, probably by units of the mobilization reserve of the 1st and 2nd army corps.

It is expected that the enemy will continue to conduct hostilities in order to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region and will try to resume the offensive.

In the waters of the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov, the enemy ship grouping continues to carry out tasks to block the port of Mariupol and fire support in the coastal direction.

Taking into account the presence of Russian warships armed with Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles in the Black Sea, an increased level of threat of the use of missile weapons by the occupiers at the objects of the military-industrial complex and the logistics infrastructure of our state remains.

On the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions over the past day, ten enemy attacks were repulsed, three tanks, one armored personnel carrier, one unit of special equipment, two vehicles and three enemy artillery systems were destroyed. one armored personnel carrier of the invaders captured.

Over the past day, the Air Force grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit seven air targets: one aircraft, one helicopter, three UAVs and two cruise missiles.