The Ukrainian army has recaptured some 30 towns near Kiev as Russian forces try to take full control of Donetsk and Lugansk.
The government of Ukraine has assured that its Army has restored more than thirty cities in the region around the capital Kievwhile the army Russia is withdrawing its troops to try to take control of the entire Donbas. to take over
A certain calm reigned in the center of Kiev today, although the anti-aircraft alarm sounded a few times in the afternoon, with more people on the streets and more open cafes, without the military presence dwindling or the numerous barricades removed.
presidential spokesperson Oleksii Arestovich has reported these claims and that “heavy fighting is ahead” in the south and east of the country, according to Ukrainian public television. “Let’s not be under any illusions. There is still heavy fighting in the south, for Mariupol, for eastern Ukraine,” the spokesman explained.
These Ukrainian claims are in line with Russia’s statement that it would abandon its offensive in the Kiev and Chernigov regions to focus on Donbas in the east. For example, Ukrainian sources quoted by the DPA news agency speak of Russian bombing of factories and industrial zones in Mariupol, Kharkov and Ghernigov.
Russian troops advance further into Donbas. The aim is to control the entire territory of Donetsk and Lugansk, which is claimed by the Moscow-recognized People’s Republics.
“Russian forces are concentrating in Donbas, towards Kharkov, and are preparing for even more powerful attacks,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Since morning, Donetsk’s pro-Russian militias have partially taken the city of Novobájtumovka after attacking units of the Ukrainian Army’s 25th Airborne Brigade, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. Lugansk’s militias, for their part, continued their offensive, blocking the city of Borovskoye to the east and south.
Meanwhile, the siege of Mariúpol continues, where Russian forces have tightened the siege of Ukrainian troops, even breaking their defenses until they split into two groups, one of which has entrenched itself in the Azovstal factory.
Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrovannounced on its Telegram channel that the Chechen units fighting in the port city had begun besieging the factory, assuring that they were “determined to drive all that scum of Bandera supporters from the territory of the company. “
Source: EITB
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