Russia will occupy Donbass and southern Ukraine – VG

Ukraine says it has regained control of the capital, Kyiv, while warning the president that Russia is now focusing on the southeastern part of the country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is intensifying air strikes on the southeastern part of Ukraine.

This claim is similar information that the British Ministry of Defense has also included in Intelligence update.

US intelligence also believes that Russia has changed its strategy, and has the goal of taking control of this part of Ukraine in early May, according to sources CNN I have spoken to.

“Putin is under pressure to show he can win and it is likely that he will succeed in eastern Ukraine,” a source told the channel.

They wonder if they want victory by May 9, a holiday in Russia to celebrate the surrender of the Nazis during World War II.

praise the resistance

– What is the goal of the Russian forces? Zelensky said in a speech on Sunday evening that they would invade Donbass and southern Ukraine.

– What is our goal? He continues: “To protect us, our freedom, our nation and our citizens.

In his speech, he praised the Ukrainian defense for its defense of the besieged port city of Mariupol, which has suffered great difficulties since the Russians entered.

“The opposition in Mariupol and other cities gave Kyiv time and contributed to the weakening of the Russian military capacity,” he said.

He also urged the Ukrainians to continue protesting and destroy the occupiers.

– It will be our common victory, he says.

Congratulations Zelenskyj

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that its forces have regained control of the entire Kyiv region.

Russia itself announced earlier this week that it would abandon its attacks on the Ukrainian capital and the city of Chernihiv in the north and focus on the eastern regions of Ukraine.

The BBC writes that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to the president and congratulated him on the expulsion of Russian forces from Kyiv.

Street dead

Ukrainian forces found more after the withdrawal Street dead in the region.

Agence France-Presse, which is in Botsja, writes that they saw several dead people along one street, and that his hands were tied to his back.

It remains unclear who the dead – who are in civilian clothes – and how or in what way they were killed.

Although Russian forces now appear to be out of the capital region, they appear to be ramping up their attacks on targets in eastern Ukraine.

Despite Russia’s efforts to reduce Ukraine’s air defense capability, Ukraine remains a major challenge to Russian air and missile operations. As a result, Russian aircraft remain vulnerable to short- and medium-range air defense systems, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

The update says it could prevent Russia from gaining a foothold in these areas.