Thread by @EuromaidanPress

🔴Operational information by the Ukraine army's General Staff as of 24:00, Mar.13:
🔻 The eighteenth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion is coming to an end.
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🔻Russian occupation forces continue the offensive operation against our state. They are trying to gain a foothold in the occupied positions and maintain the pace of the offensive in certain areas. - Ukraine's General Staff

🔻In order to increase the number of groups in the Polissya, Tavriya, and Pivdennobuzhsky operational areas, the enemy is forming and moving strategic reserves to our borders. - General Staff

🔻There have been cases of mass refusals by Russian servicemen to "travel to Ukraine" to take part in hostilities, despite promises of "war veteran" status, additional daily allowances, and higher salaries. - General Staff

🔻Disregarding the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the Russian invaders continue to destroy stationary military and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

On March 13, missile strikes were carried out on objects in Uman, Ivano-Frankivsk, Starychi with the use of strategic aircraft. In addition, the launches of the mobile short-range ballistic missile system "Iskander" (SS-26 Stone) from the territory of Belarus continue.

🔻In the Volyn direction, the enemy carried out demonstration operations by units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus along the State Border of Ukraine. - General Staff

🔻In the Polissya direction, units of the occupying forces carried out measures to restore combat capability, regroup troops, and improve logistics. In order to exclude surprise actions by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy is actively conducting reconnaissance.

🔻In the Northern direction, the enemy focused on regrouping, replenishing supplies, preparing to resume the offensive in the direction of Brovary. - General Staff

🔻In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold on the reached frontiers, regrouping troops and trying to resume offensive operations on the cities of Kharkiv and Sumy. - General Staff

🔻In the Izyum direction, as a result of active offensive actions of Ukrainian defenders, the enemy suffered losses in the area of ​​the settlements of Topolske, Shpakivka, Donetsk and retreated. - General Staff

🔻In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, enemy units are trying to carry out assault operations, concentrating their main efforts on advancing in the direction of Severodonetsk. - General Staff

🔻Attempts to capture Mariupol remain unsuccessful.
🔻In the South Bug direction, the enemy is trying to conduct raids and gain a foothold on the reached frontiers.
🔻We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Let's win together! Glory to Ukraine! - General Staff