According to the Ukrainian armed forces, they are trying to repel attacks by Russian units in several places, including the besieged city of Mariupol.
According to the situation report of the Ukrainian general staff, which was published on Facebook during the night, the Russian advance on the city of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region in the south-east of the country and on the small town of Barvinkove in the Kharkiv region, which is about an hour’s drive away, are in the process of being stopped.
In the Luhansk region in the east of the country, attempts are being made to contain Russian attacks around the cities of Rubishne with 60,000, Lysychansk with 100,000 and Popasna with 20,000 inhabitants. Ukraine has reported regular fighting from around all three cities. This is to prevent Russian troops from passing Ukrainian forces.
At the same time, the Ukrainian side is maintaining all-round defense of the embattled and besieged port city of Mariupol. In the Chernihiv region in the north of the country, efforts are being made to stem the Russian advance.