Russians are completing the restoration of the combat capability of units in the regions of the Bryansk and Kursk regions. So-called volunteers are being selected in Belarus - General Staff

The General Staff shared operational information on Facebook.

"The Armed Forces of Belarus conduct operational and combat training activities at training grounds throughout the country. Four battalion tactical groups are involved in the tasks of strengthening the protection of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. According to available information, so-called volunteers from among Belarusians are being selected on the territory of the Republic of Belarus for recruiting new divisions of a private military company. The information is being specified. The invader is completing the restoration of the combat capability of the units of the Central Military in the areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions", the General Staff report says.

There remains the possibility of missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus on military and civilian infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine.

The main efforts of the Russian invaders continue to focus on the capture of Mariupol, conducting an offensive in the area of ​​the city of Izyum, and breaking through the defenses of the Joint Forces grouping in the Donetsk direction.

In the South Bug direction, the invader is trying to prevent the advance of our troops.

"Separate units from the 6th, 20th combined arms armies, the 1st tank army, the coastal troops of the Baltic and northern fleets carry out activities for the operational equipment of the territory. The main attention is paid to the restoration of sections of the railway from the city of Kupyansk to the cities of Kharkiv, Izyum and Svatove. For this, units of the railway troops of the 38th separate railway brigade of the Western Military District from Yaroslavl were involved", the Armed Forces of Ukraine note.

In the Kharkiv direction, the invader continues to block the city of Kharkiv. To prevent the advance of our troops, the invaders set up minefields.

In the temporarily occupied Izyum, representatives of the "DPR" perform the functions of the local "police", carry out illegal checks of documents, searches of persons and premises of the local population.

The divisions of the occupying troops are concentrating their efforts on taking control of the settlements of Popasna, Rubizhne and establishing control over the city of Mariupol. They continue to conduct assault operations in most directions.

"The invader does not stop air strikes and shelling civilian infrastructure, including with the use of multiple launch missile systems. Such activity was recorded in the areas of the settlements of Kreminna, Severodonetsk, Novotoshkivske, Popasna, Novozvanivka, Sukha Balka, Novoselivka Druga, Maryinka and Solodke", the General Staff reported.

In the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Popasna, Nyzhne, Novotoshkivske, Zolote and Borivske, the invaders tried to carry out assault actions, but were not successful.

Over the past 24 hours, seven invader attacks have been repulsed on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, four tanks, two artillery systems, ten units of armored and eleven vehicles of the invader have been destroyed.

Aviation of the Air Force continued to strike at places where enemy troops were concentrated.