Operational update regarding the #russian_invasion as of 12:00 on March 30, 2022

The thirty-fifth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military invasion continues.

The Defence Forces of Ukraine continues to conduct a defence operation in the Eastern, Southeastern and Northeastern directions.

The russian enemy continues to conduct a full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. It suffered significant losses and probably temporarily gave up the task of blocking Kyiv. It regroups and focuses on offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone and to increases the system of logistical and logistical support of troops in the Donetsk and Tavriya areas.

The russian enemy's military command continues to send servicemen from military support units, including educational institutions due to the need to recruit units of the armed forces of the russian federation involved in the war against Ukraine and suffered significant losses. 

The russian enemy personnel are demoralized and have low motivation to take part in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. Thus, according to available information, the attempts of the russian military command to mobilize "volunteers" do not have the support of the population. In particular, only 17 so-called "volunteers" were recruited in the Kaliningrad region.

In the Volyn direction, the movement of enemy tactical units and changes in their composition were not recorded. Operational and combat training measures are underway in the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus.

In the Polissya direction, the movement of enemy troops along the state border of Ukraine with the republic of belarus is noted. At the same time, the occupation forces continue to accumulate in the area of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Shelter facility and the Exclusion Zone in general. Thus, the movement of mixed columns of russian enemy vehicles from the settlement of Ivankiv in the direction of the Chornobyl NPP was recorded.

In the Siversky, the enemy focused its efforts on sabotage and reconnaissance activities, engineering equipment of positions and artillery strikes on positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and infrastructure facilities near the city of Chernihiv.

In the Brovary direction, there was a partial withdrawal of units from the area occupied by the rusian occupiers towards the border with the russian federation.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the russain invaders continue to block the city of Kharkiv and inflict artillery strikes on residential areas of the city.

In the Izyum direction, the enemy is increasing its efforts by moving separate units from the 20th All-Army and the 1st Tank Army from other directions. It continues to launch missile and bomb strikes and fire artillery.

In the Donetsk direction, the russian enemy intensified fire and assault operations, continues to strike air and missile strikes on settlements. The main efforts are focused on taking control of the cities of Popasna, Rubizhne and Mariupol.

In the South Buh area, the enemy is trying to take measures to restore the combat capability of its troops, replenish ammunition and fuel and oil, continues the engineering equipment of the occupied frontiers. He is trying to restrain the actions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with artillery fire and air strikes.

Yesterday, in the russian city of Belgorod, due to neglect of safety rules and violation of the requirements for the transportation of ammunition, their unauthorized detonation took place. This situation is an example of the typical mass use of obsolete dangerous munitions by russian servicemen, including during the Second World War. Only yesterday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of the threat of self-detonation of ammunition, a huge number of which russia has set up in the area of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

russia must withdraw its troops from the Chornobyl zone immediately.

Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine!