Russia has intensified its efforts to involve units of Russian troops stationed in occupied Transnistria (Moldova) in carrying out provocations and demonstrations on the border with Ukraine, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
“The redeployment of Russian troops and units of the so-called” Transnistrian-Moldavian Republic “to prepare for a demonstration of readiness for the offensive and possibly hostilities against Ukraine was noted,” the statement said.
In addition, military gatherings with reservists have been announced on the territory of the Russian Federation from April 4 to May 23, and work with “volunteers” who are to join the ranks of Russian troops has intensified.
In Ukraine, Russia is withdrawing troops in certain areas, the military believes that after the rotation and strengthening of the group, they will continue offensive operations in Slobozhansky, Donetsk and Lugansk directions.
In the temporarily occupied territories, the enemy continues to commit war crimes, kidnap locals, fire on residential neighborhoods, mine civilian infrastructure, loot and looting.
In the Luhansk region, the enemy continues to suffer significant losses: about 30 wounded Kadyrovites were admitted to the hospital in Alchevsk from the area of hostilities near Popasnaya. The dead are left on the battlefield by the occupiers.
Over the past week, the irreparable loss of personnel in the units of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” amounted to about 800 people.
A group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions repulsed nine enemy attacks per day. Our soldiers destroyed 8 tanks, 44 armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles and 10 artillery systems.
