Massive military action in eastern Ukraine

Reuters on April 11, citing a report from British intelligence, said that Russia was continuing to shell in Donetsk and Luhansk. However, Ukrainian forces were able to repel several attacks and destroy tanks and vehicles military Russia.

People in Mariupol on April 10 Reuters

According to the sheet The Kyiv Independent, air raid sirens sounded in most areas of Ukraine on April 11, but there was no specific information about any Russian airstrikes. However, several explosions were heard in southern and eastern Ukraine.

The moves come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said this week will be crucial for the course of the conflict. CNN quoted Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Vadym Denysenko on April 11, saying that Russia’s military operation in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine has just begun. Mr. Denysenko also warned that Russia is concentrating its forces in this area.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that it is likely that Russia will try to disrupt supply routes and target transport infrastructure. As a result, Serhii Haidai, commander of the Luhansk military forces, said that Ukrainian authorities are continuing to evacuate the Donbass region, with evacuation trains from Donetsk and Luhansk expected to begin on April 11.

Russia has not yet responded to the above information or comments. However, TASS news agency quoted Eduard Basurin, deputy commander of the separatist forces in Donetsk, on April 11 as saying that the Ukrainian armed forces had shelled the area in the past three days, causing many casualties and destruction. almost 100 houses. Basurin also said fierce fighting was taking place in Donetsk.

Basurin also said the separatists controlled 80% of the port of Mariupol in Donetsk province, but there was still resistance from Ukrainian forces. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry on April 10 announced that a high-precision missile destroyed the headquarters of the Dnieper battalion in the Ukrainian town of Zvonetsky.

According to Reuters, the Russian Defense Ministry on April 11 said that its forces used cruise missiles to destroy four S-300 launchers provided by a European country kept in a hangar on the outskirts of the city of Dnipro. Ukraine). Slovakia, which sent an S-300 system to Ukraine, said the system supplied by the country was not hit.

Russia also claims to have shot down two Ukrainian Su-25s near the city of Izium and destroyed three Ukrainian drones in Kharkiv, both in eastern Ukraine. Russia also announced it shot down a Mi-24 helicopter in Kherson province and destroyed two ammunition depots, one of which was near the city of Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. As of yesterday, Ukraine has not confirmed the above information.

According to AFP, Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer is scheduled to meet with the Russian President putin-bo-nhiem-lam-tu-lenh-chien-dich-quan-su-o-ukraine-la-ai-post1447372.html” title=”Person appointed by President Putin as commander of military operations in Ukraine who?”>Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 11, hoping to build dialogue with the Kremlin Mr. Nehammer announced his trip to Moscow after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kyiv. Austria will be the first European leader to meet Putin face-to-face since hostilities broke out.

Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) will meet on April 11 in Luxembourg to discuss the sixth round of sanctions against Russia.