Recent months have seen talk of a possible new Russian offensive. However, the Ground Forces assured that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready for any development of events.
As the commander of the group of forces and means of defense of the capital, Lieutenant-General Alexander Pavlyuk, said, our defenders are systematically working to ensure that in the event of a repeated invasion, the enemy does not go beyond the border
He noted that, together with the military administration, they have already:< /p>
- prepared positions,
- established permanent fortifications, shelters for personnel, command and observation posts.
The terrain that can be used by the enemy to advance is mined. Along the border there are minefields, blockages, ditches, etc. Subsections of the Kiev group are training, constantly improving their skills, Pavlyuk emphasized.
The invaders have already launched an offensive in the Donbas
The Russian occupying forces do not leave attempts completely capture the Donetsk region. Because the invaders launched an offensive in this region. The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, said that the Russian offensive had definitely already begun.
Kirilenko noted that the enemy is concentrating its forces and a lot of equipment in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. The invaders are trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and capture the key cities of these areas: Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Vuhledar.
In addition, Kirilenko noted that the Russians are shelling civilians much more intensively. Mortar attacks now do not stop day or night. Consequently, on Thursday, February 9, the Ilyinovskaya community was shelled. As a result, 2 people died, 2 more were injured.
