“The enemy’s offensive operations in the eastern operational zone are underway in order to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and to maintain the land corridor with occupied Crimea. The occupying forces are the more active in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions,” it read. the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 06:00 on April 27, published on Facebook.

The enemy is taking steps to replenish its units that have suffered losses during hostilities, including removing materiel from storage in warehouses and military district bases. Equipment is usually transported on the territory of Ukraine by rail.

The invaders continue to launch missile strikes on residential areas of Ukrainian territory.

In the direction of Slobozhansky, the enemy continues to launch airstrikes and hit the infrastructure of the city of Kharkiv with artillery.

In the direction of Izium, units of the 1st Guards Tank Army, the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the 35th Combined Arms Army and the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and the Airborne Forces lead offensive operations in the direction of Barvinkové.

The enemy captured the northeastern outskirts of Velyka Komyshuvakha and took control of Zavody.

In order to increase the consolidation of troops, the Russian invaders redeployed two battalion tactical groups of the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces from the territory of the Belgorod region to the city of Izium. In addition, in the settlement areas of the Belgorod region, the enemy deployed two missile divisions of the Iskander-M ballistic missile system.

“In the direction of Donetsk, enemy units are active almost along the entire line of contact. The main efforts are focused on offensive operations in the Sievierodonetsk, Popasna and Kurakhove directions in order to gain full control of Popasna, Rubizhne and continue the offensive on Lyman, Sievierodonetsk and Slovyansk,” the General Staff reports.

In the direction of Lyman, the enemy took control of Zarichne, attacked the Yampil region.

In the direction of Sievierodonetsk, the invaders take control of Novotoshkivske and launch an offensive in the direction of Nyzhnie and Orikhove.

In the direction of Mariupol, the enemy fires massively and blocks the Ukrainian units in the zone of the factory of Azovstal. In the city, the invaders continue to subject the civilian population to screening measures.

In the southern directions of Buh and Tavriysky, the enemy uses available forces and means to concentrate its main efforts on holding previously captured borders and firing at Ukrainian positions. In the Mykolayiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy is trying to improve its tactical position. To this end, he regroups units, increases fire damage, conducts aerial reconnaissance.

Russian Guard units are taking filtering measures in the Kyselivka and Stanislav areas of the Kherson region.

In the direction of Tavriysky, the enemy equips its positions and replenishes its reserves.

There are no significant changes in the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions.

Ukrainian troops shot down seven aerial targets over the past day: a Su-25 aircraft, a Ka-52 helicopter, three operational and tactical drones and two cruise missiles.

In Donetsk and Luhansk regions alone, 9 enemy attacks were repelled, 9 tanks, 11 artillery systems, 4 special equipment units, 17 armored vehicles, 3 engineering special equipment units, 16 vehicles, 4 fuel tanks and an anti-aircraft gun were destroyed during the last day.

Air Force military transport, fighter, bomber and assault aircraft continue to perform tasks in Ukrainian airspace.

In sudden air raids, the Russian invaders suffered significant losses in their positions. Many enemy equipment and manpower were destroyed in airstrikes.

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