MoD: Belarus accumulates military equipment on Ukrainian border

Russian and Belarussian military equipment is being actively moved across the territory of the Republic of Belarus and further accumulated along the Ukrainian border, Report informs, citing the Defense Ministry of Ukraine.

"The Ukrainian defense forces continue to conduct an operation in the Eastern, Southern, and North-eastern directions.

"In the Eastern direction, the operational groups of troops are operating in the Donetsk, Slobozhansk, and Eastern parts of the Tavriya operational districts. They are also carrying out the circular defense of Mariupol. The main efforts are focused on covering the state border, holding back the enemy's offense in the area of Malyn.

"In the Siversky region, a group of troops holds the defense of Chernihiv and holds back the advancement of the Russians in the direction of Kyiv. In the South-East direction, a defense operation is being carried out, as well as the support of troops' ground operations and individual units, and the defense of bases and seaports in the Black Sea operational zone. The defense of the city of Mykolayiv and the Mykolayiv region continues.

"Our defenders are holding back the enemy in the direction of Kryviy Rih and Novovorontsovska, conducting a stabilizing operation, and carrying out territorial defense tasks.

"There is a note of Russian aviation carrying out active tasks, as well as missile strikes, over the past 24 hours. The Air Force and Armed Forces of Ukraine are repulsing concentrated missiles and airstrikes of the enemy, covering important objects in Ukraine from the air, and grouping troops. Over the past 24 hours, over 17 of Russia's air targets have been hit (6 aircrafts, 5 UAVs, 1 helicopter, and 5 cruise missiles). Additionally, the aviation of the Air Forces have made devastating blows to the accumulation of equipment and manpower and have damaged its cruise missiles," General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Facebook.