General Staff: Russian army tries to gain a foothold along the Kryvyi Rih front

OLENA ROSHCHINA - WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022, 07:17

On the 77th day of the war, the Russian army has been conducting the most active combat operations on the Slobozhansky and Donetsk fronts and trying to consolidate on the Kryvyi Rih front, while in Transnistria it is maintaining its units in full combat readiness.

Source: Operational information from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of the morning of 11 May

Quote: "The enemy continues its offensive actions in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions and to retain the land corridor between these territories and occupied Crimea.

The invaders are most active on the Slobozhansky and Donetsk fronts.

The situation on the Volyn, Polissia and Siversk fronts remains without significant changes."

Details: On the Slobozhansky front, the Russian army is operating with a group consisting of separate units of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District, and the coastal defence forces of the Baltic and Northern Fleets.

The invaders continue to focus their main efforts on preventing further advancement of Ukrainian troops towards Ukraine's state border and are conducting reconnaissance of Defence Forces units to the north and north-east of the city of Kharkiv.

On the Izium front, a grouping of separate units from the 1st Tank Army and the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, the 29th, 35th and 36th Combined Arms Armies and the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Military District and airborne troops are focusing their main efforts on inflicting a fire attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a certain area.

On the Donetsk front, the grouping of Russian troops is focusing its main efforts on continuing offensives to take full control of the town of Rubizhne and to seize the towns of Lyman and Sievierodonetsk.

It continues its assault operations in Lyman, Sievierodonetsk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Kurakhivka, supported by tubed and rocket artillery units.

In the city of Mariupol, the Russian army is blockading Ukrainian units around the Azovstal plant. Supported by artillery and tank fire, it carries out assault operations. It is also carrying out missile and bomb strikes.

Russian units are attempting to improve their tactical position on the Pivdennyi Buh and Tavriisk fronts.

On the Mykolaiv front, Russian troops continue shelling the positions of Ukraine's servicemen and women.

Russian forces are using electronic warfare systems to suppress radio communication channels.

The Russian forces continue shelling Ukrainian Armed Forces units using artillery along the Kryvyi Rih front.

In order to consolidate their position in the captured territory, they are carrying out engineering works and creating new positions in the areas of Bruskynske and Velyka Oleksandrivka.

On the Tavriisk front, they are conducting demonstrative actions to restrain Ukrainian Defence Forces units, improving the engineering equipment of their positions and replenishing supplies.

On the Bessarabian front, the situation in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova remains tense. Units of the operational group of Russian troops continue to be on "Polna" (full) combat readiness.

The invader continues to destroy Ukrainian civilian infrastructure through missile and bombing attacks and artillery shelling of settlements and infrastructure facilities.

Constant shelling by Russian forces is not allowing the full evacuation of civilians and the injured from the combat zone.

Quote: "In the previous 24 hours, air defence units of the Air Force and Ground Forces have hit four Orlan-10 type UAVs. In addition, one Mi-24 helicopter was destroyed by one of the airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Air Force aircraft continued to deliver air strikes to the enemy in certain areas and support the combat operations of our troop units.

In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukrainian servicemen and women have repelled 12 enemy attacks and destroyed 12 tanks, 4 artillery systems, 19 pieces of armoured fighting equipment, 7 vehicles and 2 pieces of special engineering equipment belonging to the enemy."