The Russian occupier has reduced the pace of the offensive, but still continues to try developing success in some areas in the offensive against Ukraine. The third day of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine is going on. Columns of armored vehicles of the Russian aggressors slowed down the pace firther into Ukraine.
Enemy troops, deprived of timely replenishment of fuel and ammunition, stop on the roads and in the cities. The personnel of the occupying forces, the vast majority of whom are young conscripts, are exhausted by previous military exercises and have a low moral and psychological condition, according to available information, there are facts of desertion, refusal of servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces to take part in hostilities against Ukraine and yielding themselves prisoners.
The main tactics of the occupiers remain the movement and capture of small towns, villages and highways. Due to strong resistance from the civilian population, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and the National Police, enemy’s attempts to take control of large cities were unsuccessful.The main goal of the enemy is to block the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv. It remains unfulfilled.
The enemy moves to the active use of sabotage and reconnaissance groups that destroy civilian infrastructure and the population of large cities. Ignoring the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the enemy damaged the oil base in Vasylkiv and destroyed the gas pipeline in Kharkiv. The occupier continued to insidiously damage multi-storey residential buildings.
In order to intimidate the local population, military units and subdivisions are used, staffed mainly by people of Caucasian appearance, with poor knowledge of the Russian language, sending targeted mailing.
During the day, the Russian occupiers used ballistic and cruise missiles and aircraft from the territory of the TOT of Crimea and the Republic of Belarus in Kyiv and other cities.
In the Mozyr district of Belarus the invader has formed a strike group of Russian combat helicopters for damaging critical infrastructure of cities and our troops. The use of Ukrainian railway infrastructure by destroying the railway lines with the aggressor country is not allowed.
The Joint Forces are conducting a defensive operation, holding positions along the line of demarcation. Enemy is not successful in any of the areas.
The losses of the occupying forces at the end of the third day of armed aggression were: personnel over 3,000 people and more than 200 prisoners of war; aircrafts – 16; helicopters 18; tanks – 102; armored vehicles of different types – over 540 ; anti-aircraft missile system BUK – 1; automotive equipment over 20 units.