Reznikov told about the situation at the front/Collage of Channel 24
The military-political leadership of Russia has focused all its efforts on the Donbass. The invaders want to cordon off the Ukrainian military there.
Details from the Minister of Defense
The Kremlin wants to establish full control over the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Their plans are to get a land corridor from Russia to the temporarily occupied Crimea.
According to Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, the Russians also want to occupy the South of Ukraine.
Now the group of Russian troops sent to war in Ukraine is 167,000 people. This amount also includes a reserve. To participate in hostilities, the Russians have deployed 91 battalion tactical groups, another 55 can be recruited from the reserve.
By the way, our soldiers have completely destroyed 17 enemy tactical groups since the beginning of the war.
In many ways, Russia is preparing for a long-term military operation. The war is moving into a protracted phase. In the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, the invaders are actively carrying out engineering and fortification work in order to go on the defensive if necessary,” Reznikov said.
Latest news about the war in Ukraine
- As of on the morning of May 17, 27,900 Russian infidels were killed in the war in Ukraine. They also lost 1,235 tanks, more than 3,000 armored combat vehicles, 578 artillery systems, 436 drones and many other military equipment.
- On May 17, enemy troops again tried to break through the state border in the Sumy region. Our military managed to drive out the invaders, despite the fact that the attack was more powerful than the day before. The enemy fired mortars, grenade launchers and small arms.
- The military leadership of the aggressor ordered its units to the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. There they restore their combat effectiveness after they met on the battlefield with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
