General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the occupiers in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions will withdraw to the borders
The Russian occupiers will not leave separate borders in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, but are expected to retreat close to the border, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. At the same time, according to the General Staff, part of the invaders ‘units has already been withdrawn from the Brovary direction in Russia, and the main part of the occupiers’ group is concentrated in Russia in the Seversky direction,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 2 , April, 2022 | War News
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“According to available information, the enemy intends to encircle the Joint Forces and reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” the General Staff said.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also believes that “in order to restrain the actions of our troops, it will continue to maintain certain borders in the temporarily occupied territories of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, probably in areas near the state border of Ukraine (with Belarus and Russia, respectively).”
“Up to 75 BTGs have been involved in combat missions in our country, up to 34 BTGs are being restored, and 16 BTGs have been completely destroyed (information is being clarified),” the General Staff said.
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As for the situation in the areas, according to the General Staff, as of 12 o’clock on April 2, it looks like this:
- In the Volyn direction, there are no signs of the formation of offensive groups by the enemy. Intensified operational and combat training measures are being carried out in the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. The enemy is building up the air defense system in the border areas with our state.
- In the Polissya direction, the enemy continues to move some units to the territory of the Republic of Belarus. In order to slow down the advance of our units, the occupiers are mining abandoned positions, routes of deployment, elements of transport infrastructure and equipment that cannot be evacuated.
- In the Seversky direction, the enemy continues to hold separate units of the 41st All-Army to blockade the city of Chernihiv. According to available information, the main part of the group of occupiers is already concentrated to leave for the territory of the Russian Federation.
- A part of the units of the 2nd All-Military Army was withdrawn from the Brovary direction to the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Other units are ready to move towards the Russian border.
- In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continues to blockade the city of Kharkiv. He is trying to continue the offensive in the Izium direction.
- In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on taking control of the settlements of Rubizhne, Severodonetsk, Popasna, Troitske, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Krasnohorivka. He is trying to establish full control over the city of Mariupol.
- In the South Bug direction, the enemy is carrying out assault operations in order to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region.
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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , the losses of the Russian occupiers since the beginning of the war in Russia have reached about 17.8 thousand people, 631 tanks, 143 aircraft, 134 helicopters, 317 artillery systems and hundreds of other military equipment.
Source: Ukrgate