Ukraine’s Army holding ground, going for counteroffensive in certain areas - General Staff
Ukrainian troops are fighting fiercely for the liberation of territories seized by Russian aggressors.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
"With active combat operations, it’s not only the Ukrainian Army units that are inflicting losses on the enemy, but also ordinary, unarmed civilians, who show the occupiers their civic stance, inflicting psychological defeat," the General Staff said.
The invading units are demoralized as soldiers and officers of the occupying army continue to surrender or flee, leaving behind their weapons and hardware.
Faced with constant resistance and awareness of the unlawfulness of their actions, the invaders keep firing on civilians, launching missile and bomb strikes on critical infrastructure and households, hospitals, and kindergartens, as well as using women, children, and the elderly as a human shield.
At the same time, the Russian side never stops trying to create for domestic audiences a false picture of their “liberation blitzkrieg,” spreading lies across the media platforms they control, taking measures to conceal human and material losses, and blocking access to truthful and objective information.
The Armed Forces continue to hold certain defense lines in all directions, while in some areas, they go for a counteroffensive, forcing the enemy to suffer losses and retreat, disrupting rear communications and inflicting devastating blows.
"Unfortunately, we can't tell about all our successes yet, so as not to disrupt the plan. But believe me, all will be clear in due time. Together, we will win! Our fight continues!" stated the General Staff.
As reported, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are shelling and destroying key infrastructure, conducting massive shelling of Ukrainian towns and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.
Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.
Ukraine has officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation in the UN International Criminal Court in The Hague. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan has already launched an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, calling on all witnesses to send him evidence of war crimes.
A joint appeal to the ICC to investigate Russia's war crimes in Ukraine was signed by 38 countries.