Columns of Russian troops were stopped near Chernihiv; National Guard engaged in battle around Pripyat
As of 17:00 on February 24, the enemy continues to act aggressively along the entire line of the common border
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
Invading troops continue maneuvers alongside the Northern part of the state border.
In Sivershchyna, the enemy was stopped on the Uzh river around villages of Valyki Osniaky, Rivnopillia, troops engaged in tank combat.
Units of the 1st Separate Tank Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped columns of enemy troops around Baturyn and at the borders of Chernihiv.
The enemy attempted to perform tactical airborne troops landing alongside the Kyiv water reservoir.
20 of KA-52 and Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Federation delivered airborne troops to the Hostomel airfield. The fight is ongoing.
The National Guard of Ukraine has engaged in battle around the city of Pripyat in the Chernobyl zone.
The enemy dispatched tactical units in Bessarabian and Tavrian operational areas.
After a failed attempt of troops landing, and failed rocket strike on the Zmiinyy island, Russian missile cruiser "Moscow" has started shelling the island.
A mixed column of up to 300 armored units approached Konotop. Mechanized units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaged in battle. Enemy troops are stopped around Hremiach and Krolevets'.
In Donetsk's operational area Ukrainian defenders restored their position alongside the contact line. Fighting goes on in the Mariupol direction.
Forces of the 'South' combat group organized the defense of Melitopil and conducted defensive operations around Abrykosivka, Rykove, and Azov.