UKRAINE COLLECTED THE BEST STRATEGY IN THE EAST RED
Ukrainian presidential adviser Alexey Arestovich said Ukrainian forces are focused on stopping Russia’s offensive in the east.
According to Arestovich, the Russian military is focusing on Izyum in an attempt to encircle the Ukrainian army in the Donbass and reach the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
“Ukraine’s best soldiers have been gathered in the east, so the enemy will not be able to realize his plans,” Arestovich said.
The adviser said that the war in Ukraine is in the second phase, and predicts that the third phase can end in three ways: Russia will hold the occupied territories, Russia will withdraw from Ukraine, or Russia will ask for negotiations.
KIEV ANNOUNCES 10 RUSSIA ATTENTIONS IN DOBASS
UNIAN news agency quoted a statement from the Joint Operations Command of Ukraine as saying that in the Donbass, the Ukrainian armed forces destroyed 40 armored tanks and vehicles, shot down one fighter jet and one aircraft. Russian cruise missile.
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“On April 19, the soldiers of the coalition forces successfully repelled 10 enemy attacks [Nga]. Thanks to their skillful skills, our soldiers caused great damage to the Russian army,” the announcement stated.
Also according to the announcement, Ukrainian air defense units shot down a Su-34 fighter jet, a Ka-52 helicopter, four drones and a Russian cruise missile over Donbass.
UK INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMED: UKRAINE HAS BEEN BURNING MUCH OF RUSSIA ATTENTION AT DONBASS
CNN quoted the latest update of British intelligence confirming that Ukrainian forces repelled “multiple offensive attempts” by Russian forces on the Donbas line, Moscow’s shelling and attacks on this area. “continued to increase” on April 19.
Military vehicles deployed by Russia in Ukraine. Photo: DW
“Russia’s offensive capabilities continue to be impacted by the environmental, logistical and technical challenges that have stood in their way so far, in addition to the resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces.” The British Ministry of Defense announced on Twitter.
According to the same statement, Russian forces were “unable to quell Ukrainian resistance” in Mariupol, despite several attacks. This is a sign that Russia “cannot achieve its goals as it wants”, the British Ministry of Defense concluded.
USA: RUSSIA’S AGAINST DONBASS OPENING FOR A BIGGER CAMPAIGN
NBC News quoted a senior US defense official as confirming that Russia is starting limited offensive operations southwest of Donetsk and south of Izyum.
“We consider these offensive operations a prelude to larger-scale offensive operations that Russia is planning to conduct,” the official said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on April 19 confirmed Russia’s move, and said that the Kremlin’s goal is “to completely liberate the two republics of Donetsk and Luhansk”.
According to CNN, Russia has added two more battalion-level combat groups (BTGs) to its forces in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 78 BTGs.
However, CNN quoted a US official as saying that Russia has now reduced by up to 75% of its accumulated combat power before the military campaign against Ukraine.
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