We are strengthening the defense of Pokrovsko, announced Zelenskyj

“We have understood what the enemy is doing (in the Donetsk region) and we are strengthening our units,” he said in a video message posted on him. presidential website Zelensky. “It is very important that partners fulfill their commitments. It is necessary for defense,” he said after a meeting with Chief Oleksandr Syrsky.

The president of Ukraine also spoke about continuing the offensive in the Kursk region in Russia, part of which was controlled by Ukrainian forces. He thanked again for “replenishment of the fund” for the exchange of prisoners. However, the president of Ukraine did not provide more specific details, she noted a Reuters representative.

On Tuesday, Zelenskyi described the situation on the front near Pokrovsko and Torecko in the east of the country as “difficult”. For Pokrovsk, mandatory evacuation of families with children will apply from Monday.

Pokrovsk is the main reason for the current Russian offensive in the Donetsk region. It will not stop even after Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region in western Russia. There, according to General Syrsky, Ukrainian troops have advanced to a depth of 28 to 35 kilometers and are consolidating their positions. The Ukrainian army captured 93 villages and 1,263 square kilometers, the commander said.

If the Russians managed to capture Pokrovsk, it would greatly affect the defense capabilities of the Ukrainians on this part of the front and limit their supply routes. Thus Moscow would come very close to its stated goal of conquering the entire Donetsk region.