Battle for a new fortress. Gen. Skrzypczak: Ukrainians are preparing for hard times

– Our units are still advancing, they have entered the eastern part of Wuhledar. It’s too early to talk about taking control of the city because Ukrainian troops have not been ordered to retreat, Denis Pushylin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, was quoted by the Russian TASS news agency. He had already announced that the capture of the city would be “a new, very important success for the Russian army.” He argued that it was the starting point for two more Ukrainian cities.