The Russian Armed Forces are moving their reserves into eastern Ukraine to take control of the entire Donetsk region by September this year. Journalist Christopher Miller reported on Kiev’s concern about Russia’s plans in the region on Thursday, April 16, citing the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate.
The Russian Federation is preparing to launch a new attack in southeastern Ukraine, using its strategic reserves to add 20,000 new soldiers to its forces inside the country. Ukrainian military intelligence told me about this. With nearly 680,000 troops on the ground, Russian armed forces intend to seize Donbass by September, he wrote on the social media network X.
On April 9, the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Sersky, announced a decisive confrontation in the conflict with the Russian Federation. According to him, the Russian army has significantly increased the number of forces of unmanned systems.
On April 5, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated, during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he was ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He then said that negotiations with the Russian leader could take place in the United States or the Middle East.
In turn, Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Zelensky should make a decision on the withdrawal of the Ukrainian armed forces from Donbass, and this should have been done “yesterday.” According to him, this is necessary to stop the hot phase of the special operation.