After announcing their retreat to the east on March 25, the Russian troops had indicated that they wanted to concentrate on the east of the country.
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Ukraine had been preparing for this for three weeks: “The Battle for Donbass” has started. That’s what he said Volodymyr Zelensky himself in a speech broadcast on Telegram on the evening of Monday April 18. “We can now say that Russian troops have started the battle for Donbass, which they have been preparing for for a long time. A very large part of the entire Russian army is now devoted to this offensive” said the Ukrainian president. No matter how many Russian soldiers are brought here, we will fight. We will defend ourselves.”
Just before Volodymyr Zelensky, it was the Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region who announced the start of the offensive. “It’s hellwas sorry on Facebook Serguiï Gaïdaï. The offensive has begun, the one we’ve been talking about for weeks. There is fighting in Rubizhne and Popasna, incessant fighting in other peaceful towns”.
The Russians seize the Kreminna
Russian troops entered the town of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine on Monday, according to local authorities. And they have a “huge amount of war material (…) Our defenders have fallen back to new positions”added Sergey Gaidai.
Kreminna, which has about 18,000 inhabitants, is about 50 kilometers northeast of Kramatorsk, the Ukrainian capital of Donbass and one of Moscow’s targets in this region.
The Ukrainian president accused Russia on Sunday evening of wanting “destroy” the entire eastern region of Donbass and “prepare for an offensive in the east of the country.