The Ukrainian Army says it has managed to push Russian troops beyond the river near Severodonetsk. It crosses the Donbás and is key to the control of regions throughout the east of the country, including Járkov. It is not known whether the Russian withdrawal is part of a strategy to save forces and launch the final attack against the Ukrainian military strongholds in the region of Donetsk.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian General Staff said in the early hours of this Saturday that the Russians “had not interrupted their offensive in the eastern zone.” According to the spokesman, ten Russian attacks were repelled in less than 24 hours around Donetsk and Luhansk. Meanwhile, talks continue to evacuate Azovstal in Mariupol according to ga pointed out the president of Ukraine.
“We are unrelenting in our efforts to evacuate all our people from Mariupol and Azovstal. At the moment very complex talks are taking place on the next phase for the evacuation of the most seriously injured and of the doctors. We are talking about a big number of people. Of course, we are doing everything possible to evacuate everyone else, all defenders. We have already involved in the talks all those who may be the most influential mediators,” he said. Zelenski in his last speech.
Zelensky also pointed out that the release of Járkov shows that the country will not leave anyone in the hands of the enemy and stressed that they have already freed 1,015 locations, six more on the last day. The president added that water, electricity, communications, transportation and public services had been restored.
