The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that in order to replenish its forces in Ukraine, Russia transferred troops from the occupied territories of Georgia: Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
As stated in the message summarizing the situation at 6, these are parts of the 4th Russian military base in South Ossetia and the 7th military base in Abkhazia. They are subordinate to the Southern Military District of Russia.
According to information from the Ukrainian side, three battalion-tactical groups (up to 1,200 people) were formed from the troops of the 4th base, and two battalion-tactical groups (800 people) from the troops stationed in Abkhazia.
Crimes of Russia
The message of the headquarters indicated that the Russians committed crimes in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including in one of the villages of the Zaporozhye region, they placed weapons among residential buildings. They have set up roadblocks around Melitopol in the southeast and are checking documents at the entrance to the city. It was also reported that the enemy was robbing houses and apartments, detaining pro-Ukrainian activists and government officials.
It was reported that the Russians intended to begin mobilization in the occupied territories of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine from April 1.
It was also repeated that the Russian side made attempts to replenish the personnel of its troops. In the Donbass over the past day, the Ukrainian security forces repelled four enemy attacks and inflicted losses in heavy equipment and manpower.