The Russian army intends to capture a number of cities in the east and south of Ukraine, the adviser said.
The second phase of the war unleashed by Russia began with the strongest enemy shearing in Ukrainian cities in the Kharkov, Donetsk and Nikolaev regions. This was announced on Monday night, April 18, by Aleksey Arestovich, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President.
According to him, the invading army in the battle for eastern Ukraine has three tasks. First, take Rubizhne, Popasnaya and Severodonetsk after capture Kremennaya, where the street fighting continues.
Second, from Izyum about 25 thousand conquerors were sent in the direction of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. Their goal was to close their ranks in the Avdiivka area.
Third, the capture of the city of Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region and the capture of Mariupol.
At the same time, Arestovich said that the most serious and combat-ready group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is working in the zone of Joint Forces Operation.
“In the directions of Kherson and Kharkov, the Armed Forces of Ukraine is conducting a tactical offensive,” he added.
Earlier today, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian troops had launched an offensive in Donbass, which they had long been preparing.
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Source: korrespondent
