🔻Operational information as of 24:00, 06 March 2022 regarding the Russian invasion by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
The eleventh day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion is over.
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🔸The enemy continues the offensive operation against 🇺🇦, focusing on the encirclement of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolayiv, reaching the adm. borders in Luhansk&Donetsk oblasts, creating a land corridor with the TOT of Crimea on the axis of Mariupol-Novoazovsk
🔸The invaders did not achieve their ultimate goal during eleven days of occupation.
🔸The enemy group began to accumulate resources for the storming of Kyiv. - General Staff
🔸At the same time, the occupiers did not stop trying to prepare for the offensive in the Polissya, Siversk, Donetsk, and Tavriya axes. - General Staff
🔸Polissya axis: the enemy is trying to establish full control over the cities of Bucha and Irpin and get closer to the capital of Ukraine. - General Staff
🔸In the area of the city of Irpin, the enemy is advancing tank and motorized infantry units.
🔸From the territory of the Republic of Belarus through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, he continues to supply fuel& other material resources for the occupying forces. - General Staff
🔸Siversk axis: the invaders are trying to achieve a tactical advantage of reaching the eastern outskirts of Kyiv through Brovarsky and Boryspil districts, as well as to establish control over the cities of Chernihiv and Sumy. - General Staff
🔸After the units of Ukraine's Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on the locations of accumulation of the enemy's equipment in the areas of Nova Basan&Skrypali, the enemy suffered significant losses, redeployed additional forces to replenish manpower& equipment. - General Staff
🔸Tavriya axis: the invaders are conducting an offensive with forces of up to three brigade-tactical groups in the direction of the city of Zaporizhia. The enemy managed to restore the movement of trains on the Antonov railway bridge across the Dnieper. - General Staff
🔸In addition, the advance of enemy units in the northeastern direction along the Inhul River continues. A battalion-tactical group crossed the river and occupied the settlement of Kashpero-Mykolaivka. - General Staff
🔸Ukraine's defending forces continue to conduct a defense operation in the South, East, and North. In the course of hostilities, the city of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, was liberated. The occupiers suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment. - General Staff
Lt- Col. Dmitry Safronov, Commander of Russia's 61st Separate Marine Brigade, and Lt.-Col. Denis Glebov, Deputy Commander of Russia's 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, were eliminated. - General Staff
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00:00 EET Russian troops regrouped to organize the assault on Kyiv. They plan to involve the most combat-ready units, including the Special Regiment of Ramzan Kadyrov (Kadyrovtsy), and the private military company Liga (former Wagner) - General Staff facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
00:00 EET Russian 3 BTGs regrouped with the goal to advance to the south from Kyiv. Another group of 1 BTG tried to advance towards Kyiv from the north but was stopped with the losses while crossing the Irpin river - General Staff facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
00:00 EET Trying to take Izium (Kharkiv Obl), Russians suffered losses and retreated, resorted to shelling civilian housing and infrastructure. Multiple attempts to break through Ukrainian defense in Donbas to reach Severodonetsk and other cities had no success - General Staff
A unit of Kadyrov mercenaries is shelling civilians in the village of Myla, Kyiv Oblast.–General Staff of UA Army, 18:00 EET facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
Russian military plans to intensify airstrikes. Aviation units of its central and eastern military districts are being transferred to Belarus for the purpose of massive missile and bomb strikes on major cities of Ukraine and industrial infrastructure.–Gen.Staff, 18:00 EET
18:00 EET: In some directions of Konotop and Okhtyrka, Russia lost up to 50% of personnel. To continue the offensive, they need to regroup and replenish supplies,–Gen.Staff
Only 30% of Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, is controlled by Russian troops,–City Mayor
5:15 EET: Russian artillery shelled Mykolayiv's residential areas. According to preliminary data, the shelling was done via Smerch MRLS.
9.20: civilians instructed to take cover due to chance of resumed shelling.
Part of the city now without heating
📽️ Suspilne Mykolayiv
On the approaches to Mykolayiv last night, Ukrainian Army destroyed 3 Russian columns, Ukrainians seized lots of ammunition, wheeled equipment, 7 D-20 howitzers - Ukraine's marine command
"At Macron's request to Putin," 🇷🇺 MoD aanounced ceasefire from 9:00 Kyiv time on March 7, as well as opened humanitarian corridors for Ukrainian civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Sumy to Belarus & Russia, Russian media report.
Macron had a call with Putin on Sunday
In the call, which lasted 1h45m, Macron called on Putin to ensure 🇺🇦 nuclear plants are secured amid Russia’s invasion.
Putin said there were no plans to attack nuclear plants & agree to trilateral talks between IAEA, Russia and Ukraine on measures to secure nuclear facilities
Macron reiterated his call for Russia to stop its military operations and insisted on the need to protect the civilians and allow access to humanitarian aid... During his call with Macron, Putin reiterated his goals in Ukraine, showing no change in tone, Elysée Palace said
🔻Update by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 EET, 7 March 2022:
▫️The twelfth day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion has begun.
▫️The enemy continues its offensive operation against Ukraine.
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▫️Since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers continued to carry out rocket-bomb and artillery strikes on settlements in Ukraine. - General Staff
▫️The invaders continue to use the airfield network of the Republic of Belarus to carry out airstrikes on Ukraine. - General Staff