The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the statements of the top leadership of the aggressor country of russia about the capture of Huliaipole and Myrnohrad, telling about the real situation in these settlements.
"The top political leadership of the aggressor state is again resorting to spreading fake statements about significant "successes" of the russian army on the battlefield. In reality, the reports from the Kremlin about the capture of the cities of Huliaipole and Myrnohrad are not confirmed by facts," the General Staff emphasized.
They said that the situation in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Region, is difficult, but the defensive operation in the settlement is ongoing. Ukrainian soldiers continue active actions to destroy the infantry groups of the invaders in the city.
In addition, the operational situation in Myrnohrad remains difficult, but the enemy units, as before, are unable to implement their plans to capture the Pokrovsko-Myrnohrad agglomeration, so the weapon of disinformation is being used.
The General Staff added that control over half of the city of Kostiantynivka, located in the Donetsk Region, is also a fabrication.
"The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding defensive lines and destroying the enemy on the approaches to the settlement. Thus, on December 26, the occupiers attempted an assault and advanced in a column towards Kostiantynivka. As a result of the successful actions of the Ukrainian defenders, two enemy tanks with demining equipment were destroyed, and our UAVs eliminated the enemy infantry," the department noted.
The General Staff also recalled that in the case of Kupyansk, the russian leadership has already reported several times about taking control of the city, surrounding Ukrainian units in the city, etc.
"In fact, the Ukrainian Defense Forces skillfully liberated a number of settlements north of Kupyansk, cleared most of the city itself, and blocked the remnants of the russian group," the report says.
The General Staff emphasized that the situation is the same with Pokrovsk, the capture of which the aggressor has been talking about since the end of September last year. However, according to the department, the defense of the city has been going on for 17 months, and the enemy has been suffering significant losses there all this time.
"It is obvious that the russians' lies are primarily aimed at foreign partners and have become significantly more active during the peace negotiations. However, russian disinformation will not affect the Ukrainian position and further diplomatic work. The real result of such fake statements by the Kremlin dictator is only the tangible losses of his occupation army, which amount to at least 1,000 killed and wounded russian soldiers every day," the General Staff summarized.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the russian military announced the alleged capture of a command post of one of the territorial defense units in Huliaipole. The Southern Defense Forces reported that they would launch an official check to find out whether this information is true.
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