Russian troops are solidifying their presence within the village of Kalynove in Donetsk Oblast as they put together for an advance towards Stara Mykolaivka and the highway to Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState reported on April 18.
Russian forces are deploying infantry and establishing logistical routes and communication strains in Kalynove, based on DeepState.
There was a notable slowdown in Russia’s offensive operations after months of regular territorial good points throughout jap Ukraine. In line with a DeepState report from April 1, Russian troops captured simply 133 sq. kilometers in March – the bottom month-to-month whole since June 2024.
Ukrainian troopers working within the space reported an amazing presence of Russian drones within the space of Kalynove, based on DeepState. New Russian drone crews, beforehand lively in battles in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, have arrived to the world, the group mentioned.
Russian forces try to disrupt Ukrainian logistics and are actually in a position to function drones deep sufficient to achieve Kostiantynivka, the report added.
On April 19, the Normal Employees of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Russian forces launched 54 assault operations within the Pokrovsk sector – about 35 kilometers east of Kalynove – during the last day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on April 17 that Russia would doubtless make a number of makes an attempt to launch offensives in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. “And probably within the east, as a result of they haven’t attacked there for a very long time,” he mentioned.
The Kyiv IndependentAnna Fratsyvir