Russian troops want to capture the entire Pokrovsk direction by the end of April, but currently do not have enough forces for this. This statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking on April 9 at a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, reports UNN.
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According to the head of state, this includes Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, and other settlements in this direction.
This operation, frankly, is one and the same. We saw the same footage, but different approaches, different dates. They don't have enough strength for this
The President also emphasized that Russian troops are suffering heavy losses during attempts to advance in this sector of the front.
What is the situation in the Pokrovsk direction now?
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that a particularly high intensity of combat operations is recorded in the Pokrovsk direction - over the past week, Ukrainian military repelled 260 attacks by Russian occupation forces.