UKRAINE: THE SITUATION 69 - APRIL 28, 2022

The Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine made minor progress on April 28. Russian troops attacking southwest from Izyum are likely trying to bypass Ukrainian defenses on the direct route to Sloviansk. Russian forces continued shelling and conducting minor attacks along the contact line in eastern Ukraine but did not make further progress in the past 24 hours. Additional Russian reinforcements continue to be moved to Belgorod to support the advance on Izyum.

The Ukrainian defenders of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol continue to withstand heavy Russian artillery and air attacks, including the likely use of bunker bombs weighing several tons against a Ukrainian field hospital.

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