Russian forces have just lately intensified offensive operations in three Ukrainian oblasts – Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson – Ukraine's Southern Protection Forces spokesperson, Vladyslav Voloshyn, stated on April 29 throughout Ukraine's state-run telethon.
The assertion follows Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a three-day truce within the warfare towards Ukraine to mark the eightieth anniversary of the tip of World Conflict II in Europe on Might 8-11.
Russian forces have intensified their push towards Novopavlivka, a village in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which borders Donetsk Oblast, in response to Voloshyn, conducting 23 fight engagements over the previous day within the space.
"Fierce combating continues there, and the enemy is speeding to the border of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts," Voloshyn stated.
Whereas Donetsk Oblast has been the epicenter of Russia's aggression towards Ukraine since 2014 — with vital escalation after the full-scale invasion in 2022 – Russian forces haven’t but entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The space between Novopavlivka and the village of Kotliarivka in Donetsk Oblast, the place combating is ongoing between Russian and Ukrainian troops, is almost 12 kilometers (8 miles).
Voloshyn added that the state of affairs is "fairly turbulent" within the Orikhiv course in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, close to the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky, Lobkove, and Stepove.
"The enemy is attempting to interrupt via the road of contact there, attain the bridgehead and seize it, which isn’t removed from Zaporizhzhia. From there, they (Russian forces) can exert fireplace on our logistics routes that go from Zaporizhzhia to the east of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and to shell Zaporizhzhia itself and its suburbs," Voloshyn stated.
In accordance with the spokesperson, the state of affairs has additionally deteriorated within the Kherson sector of the entrance line, the place Russian troops have made extra frequent makes an attempt to grab islands on the Dnipro River.
Although Ukrainian forces sank most Russian boats, some Russian troopers managed to land on the islands, he added.
"(Russian troopers) can’t be evacuated from there, and their command is dropping ammunition, water, and meals from drones. They keep there for a number of days. There are circumstances the place they even give up to our forces," Voloshyn stated.
The Kyiv IndependentAndrea Januta