Aggressors are demoralised, their attempts to advance fail – General Staff
SVITLANA KIZILOVA — WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022, 20:29
Ukrainian forces continue defensive as well as offensive operations, covering the state border and Kyiv. The psychological state of the military personnel of the Russian Federation is rapidly deteriorating due to their failure to occupy Ukraine.
Source: operative information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 6 p.m., 9 March
Details: The Defence Forces Group continues to conduct operations within the Southern, Eastern and Northern Operational Zones.
In the east, the Ukrainian defence forces are deterring Russian forces in three directions at once– Donetsk, Slobozhansky and Tavriya.
In the northwestern direction, part of the defence forces is covering the state border with the Republic of Belarus. The defence operation in Polissya and Volyn districts continues.
Around the villages Borodyanka and Makariv, Russian forces have suffered significant losses during offensive operations by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The city of Chernihiv has a strong defence.
The defensive forces of Kyiv keep strong boundaries.
Russian war criminals fired missiles at a maternity hospital and a children's hospital in Mariupol. Russian forces continue to inflict numerous casualties on civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces statement: "The Russian aggressors are demoralised. The psychological condition of the Russian Armed Forces is rapidly deteriorating. Simultaneously, Russian personnel engaged in the information struggle are preparing psychological actions to undermine confidence in Ukrainian local authorities."
