On the Eastern Front, which has stagnated since the liberation of the Kharkiv-Izioum-Lyman axis in early October, the beginning of a Ukrainian counteroffensive is taking shape, soldiers deployed in that sector said on Tuesday. “The trend is good, in fact, the front line (this week) on our side has progressed quickly and well,” assured an officer of the Ukrainian army’s special forces from a position in the village of Zarichne from code “Iva”, operating on this front.
“We are concentrating on the Svatové-Kreminna road with the aim of cutting the Russian supply line,” in the direction of occupied Lysychansk, the soldier continues on condition of anonymity. The town of Svatové, occupied by Moscow since March 6, is one of the main logistical hubs of the Russian army in this occupied part of the Lugansk region.
Ukrainian forces are advancing from the south, particularly on the axis parallel to the Svatové-Kreminna highway and the road passing through Nevske.
In the direction of Nevske “our army is making very good progress”
“In the Nevske direction, our army is making good progress, in Kreminna it is more complicated because of the daily bombardments. At the moment in this sector it is still the (Ukrainian) territorial defense, which is great for holding positions, but not calibrated for the offensive,” the officer continued.
“We will not talk about specific locations and we leave that to the General Staff, but we can say that the Svatové-Kreminna highway is practically under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces,” said the region’s governor Serguiï on national television on Friday Gaïdaï.