"Днепр Оперативный"
It was the fourth morning after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian army has reduced the pace of the offensive, but is still trying to develop success in some areas in the offensive against Ukraine. At the same time, the enemy continues to suffer losses in equipment and manpower. He reports about the situation on the morning of February 27 “Dnieper Operational” with reference to APU General Staff.
Columns of armored vehicles of the Russian army slowed down the pace of advance into the territory of Ukraine. Enemy troops, deprived of timely replenishment of fuel and ammunition, are stopped.
The personnel of the occupying forces, the vast majority of whom are young conscripts, are exhausted by previous military exercises and have a low moral and psychological condition. According to available information, there are facts of desertion, refusal of servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces to take part in hostilities against Ukraine and surrender.
The main tactics of the occupiers remain the movement and capture of small towns, villages and highways. Due to strong resistance from the civilian population, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and the National Police, attempts to take control of major cities were unsuccessful.
The main goal of the enemy is to block Kiev, remains unfulfilled. The Russian occupiers are actively using sabotage and reconnaissance groups to destroy civilian infrastructure and kill civilians in large cities. Ignoring the norms of international humanitarian law, the Russian aggressor defeated the oil depot in Vasilkov and destroyed the gas pipeline in Kharkov. The Russian occupiers continue to insidiously damage high-rise apartment buildings.
In order to intimidate the local population, the enemies use military units and units, staffed mainly by Caucasians, with poor knowledge of the Russian language, and use the mailing of threatening and panic messages.
During the day, Russian troops fired ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv and other cities and used aircraft from Crimea and Belarus.
In the Mozyr region of Belarus, the invaders have formed a strike group of Russian combat helicopters to strike at critical infrastructure of cities and our troops.
The Ukrainian military has blown up all the railway junctions that connect Ukraine with Russia to prevent the enemy from using the Ukrainian railway infrastructure.
The grouping of the combined forces is conducting a defensive operation, holding positions along the line of demarcation in the OOS.
The estimated losses of the enemy since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the morning of February 27 are:
- aircraft – 16 units,
- helicopters – 18 units,
- tanks – 102 units,
- BBM (armored combat vehicle) of different types – more than 540 units,
- guns – 15 units,
- SAM (anti-aircraft missile system) BEECH – 1 unit,
- automotive equipment – more than 20 units.
According to various estimates, more than 3,000 people have been killed and more than 200 have been taken prisoner.
We will remind, earlier we reported that Ukraine asks the Red Cross take out the corpses Russian soldiers.