Russia’s priority remains the campaign to conquer the entire territory Donbass. The Kremlin forces were expected to make decisive acceleration, but apparently the Russians would not be able to make any significant advances in the last few hours. Meanwhile, during the night there was a raid that destroyed the Dnipro railway.
What is happening in the Donbass
Apparently, Moscow has concentrated all its forces on taking Donbass. The decision to block the attack on the Azovstal steelworks bunkers, where the last defenders of Mariupol are barricaded, could work even for the concentration of forces in the regions of Lugansk and Donetsk. But according to the Pentagon, the Russian advance in Ukraine’s eastern quadrant is in readiness.
“Russia’s armed forces have not made any significant advances in Donbass,” the United States said of Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine. “They carried out several attacks in the north of the region under the city Izyumbut without gaining ground,” the US defense spokesman told CNN. John Kirby.
Raid on Dnipro, fighting in Kharkiv
Late in the evening it was hit and destroyed by a Russian raid railway network in the region of Dnipro. More specifically, three rocket attacks hit the railway network Novomoskovsk district, fortunately without making any sacrifices. The head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, announced the attack on his Facebook page, saying it was not clear when it would be able to resume circulation.
Angry fighting was also reported from the region Kharkiv, the country’s second largest city near the Russian border, where Moscow says most of the 450 targets hit in the past 24 hours are concentrated. Here a decisive battle takes place on the front mentioned above Izyum, where the Russian 106th Airborne Division operates, which has met Ukrainian resistance. In the sights of the Kremlin there are several villages, including Sulyhivka and Dibrivnefrom where the attack is then started towards Sloviansk.
Regarding Mariupol, conflicting rumors continue to pour in. The last entry is from Ramzan Kadyrov, after which the administrative building of the Azovstal Steel Works would come under the control of Russian forces. This was announced by the Chechen leader on his Telegram channel. “Mariupol is ours! … The city has been taken definitively and completely. The strategically important administrative building of the Azovstal plant is under control and all the adjacent territory has been evacuated,” Kadyrov said.
Zelensky’s revelations
In the meantime Volodymyr Zelenskyy made two important statements. In the first, he stated that Russia “rejected the proposal of such Armistice at Easter (Orthodox, ed.) “The President of Ukraine has sunk the punch by releasing a new video on Telegram aimed at his people:” This shows how much the leaders of this state take into account the Christian faith and one of the most important and happiest holidays. However, we keep our hope. The hope of peace and that life will overcome death”.
Zelenskyy then accused Russia of trying to keep a fake independence referendum in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia which it occupies in the south of the country. In a video message, Zelenskyy urged residents of the occupied territories not to provide personal information, such as passport numbers, that Russian forces would ask for. “It’s not just about doing a census. It’s not about providing you with humanitarian aid of any kind. It’s about forging a so-called referendum in your country when the order to organize this play comes from Moscow.”