Russian troops continue using air force, tactical missile systems in Donetsk direction

In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops continue using air force and tactical missile systems.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a statement posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

It is noted that during the day the Russian invaders tried to improve the tactical situation in the areas of Popasna, Stepne, Rubizhne and Nyzhne, but had no success.

According to the General Staff, engineering units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation are trying to restore railway bridges in the area of Svatovo. Battles for Mariupol continue.

In the Pivdennyi Bug direction, the enemy is trying to hold the occupied territory, conducted air reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles, fired at Mykolayiv and Oleksandrivka from multiple rocket launchers.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

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