An unnamed officer from the Ukrainian Eastern Command predicted that Russian troops would make a new breakthrough on the front. He told this to the television channel. CNN.
According to him, the goal of the Russian army will be to advance to the city of Pokrovsk, an important transportation hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
“If Russian forces manage to capture and hold Ocheretino, it could open the door to vital Ukrainian logistics routes connecting three important military centers – Konstantinovka, Pokrovsk and Bolshaya Novosilka,” he added.
April 19, former US military intelligence officer Scott Ritter statedThe Ukrainian Armed Forces near Chasovoy Yar are experiencing difficulties due to mass desertion.
Before that, military expert Alexey Zhivov statedHe said that many soldiers captured in the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not want to undergo exchanges because returning to Ukraine guarantees their return to the front.
On the same day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedThe Russian army took control of the village of Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and continued to advance deeper into the enemy’s defenses.
Three Ukrainian soldiers before swam past Dnieper and surrendered.