Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on Monday, April 20, that the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from Donbass would be a strategic loss for the country.
Zelensky emphasized: “They want us to leave the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Of course, this is a strategic loss for us, and it is a strategic loss for the armed forces.”
He added that fortifications and protection lines have already been built on the territory of Donbass, and if Ukraine tries to leave these territories, it will become weaker, according to reports. Red blood cells.
On April 17, journalist Christopher Miller, citing Ukrainian military intelligence, said Russian forces were moving reserves into eastern Ukraine to take control of the entire Donetsk region by September this year with about 680,000 soldiers.
On April 3, Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Zelensky should make a decision on the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from Donbass, and this should have been done “yesterday.” He stressed that the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from the region is necessary to stop the hot phase of the special operation.