General Staff update: Russian troops trying to break through Kyiv’s defence
Anastasiya Kalatur – Monday, 28 March 2022, 06:45
Near Kyiv, Russian troops are trying to break through the city’s defences in the northwest and in the east in order to control key highways, towns, and villages. They are being held back by Ukrainian troops.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Details: On the Donetsk and Luhansk fronts, Armed Forces of Ukraine have repulsed 5 Russian attacks, destroying 2 Russian tanks, an infantry combat vehicle, and another vehicle, a car. Russian troops have also suffered personnel losses.
In the Kharkiv region, defence battles continue to be fought in the villages of Topolske, Kamyanka, and Such Kamyanka.
In the south of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are focused on: defending Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolayiv; on keeping control of parts of the Black Sea coast; and on security and defence of critical infrastructure facilities.
According to the General Staff, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the advance of the Russian troops towards the cities of Huliaipole and Zaporizhzhia.
On the Avdiivka front in the Donetsk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting off a Russian assault on the town of Verkhnotoretske.
On the Volyn and Siversk fronts, defence operations continue. The situation is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and has not changed in the last day.
