Violetta Orlova 07:14, 08.03.22 UNIAN

The invaders are demoralized and increasingly resort to looting and violations of the norms of international humanitarian law on the conduct of military conflicts.

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In the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kiev regions, in the territories temporarily occupied by Russian invaders, the facts of robberies and violent actions against local residents are widely recorded.

This is stated in the operational information as of 06:00 of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The grouping of defense forces continues to conduct a defensive operation within the Southern, Eastern and Northern operational zones along certain lines.

In the Seversky direction, the heroic defense of the city of Chernigov continues.

The defense forces of the city of Kyiv continue to defend the capital along the outer line of defense and in additionally defined directions.

In the southern operational zone, a defensive operation is being carried out along the state border and the sea coast is being covered, defensive battles are being waged in the suburbs of Nikolaev.

In other directions, the stabilization operation continues and territorial defense tasks are being carried out in a certain operational zone.

The grouping of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repels air-missile strikes and enemy air attacks, provides air defense cover for critical Ukrainian facilities and groupings of troops.

The invaders are demoralized and increasingly resort to looting and violations of the norms of international humanitarian law on the conduct of military conflicts.

“In the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kiev regions, in the territories temporarily occupied by Russian invaders, the facts of robberies, violent actions against local residents, the seizure of civilian premises, the use of agricultural hangars for parking military equipment, the arrangement of firing positions in densely populated areas and civilian facilities are widely recorded. infrastructure,” the statement said.

In the territories of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions temporarily occupied by the enemy, after February 24, 2022, the invaders use psychological warfare units to influence the local population. According to available information, up to 10 tactical groups of psychological struggle with tasks have been created to carry out propaganda work with the local population.

The invaders are intimidating the population of the northern part of the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea with the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the FSB creates operational groups there to work with the population, in particular to identify resistance.