Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia attacks again and hits essential infrastructure in Odessa. The fighting is more “ferocious”, there is a battle at the “climax”.
A Russia returned to attack, with drones, infrastructure for providing energy and of railways em Odessa.
The attack took place this Tuesday. According to the local governor, Oleg Kiper, following the attack, “there were several fires in energy infrastructures”; offices and a warehouse of the transport company were also hit.
Russia is trying to make it difficult to resupply the Ukrainian army and ‘undermine’ the neighboring country’s ability to export crude oil and derivative products, an important source of financing.
Fierce fighting
Russia’s drone attacks have been more vast in the last few hours, reaching several cities. At least one person was injured in Odesa.
The head of the Ukrainian National Security Council’s Center for Combating Disinformation, Andri Kovalenko, also stated on Telegram that a russian refinery in the region of Saratov was hit by drones during Monday night.
Dnipropetrovsk e Kramatorsk were also attacked. A fire broke out in a private company and one person was killed in a Russian drone attack in Kramatorsk – where civil infrastructure and residential areas were hit, including a school and several houses.
These movements arise in a phase of “fierce fighting” in Pokrovskthe new one from the Kremlin.
The description is from , which indicates that the Fighting on the front line is more intense in recent days, with advances by Russian forces.
The most confrontations violent are taking place in the northern part of Pokrovsk, where the industrial zone is under the most intense fire.
Pokrovsk is a key city in this war. It is at a strategic railway and road crossing point, which means that a Russian capture would open the way to the west, where Ukrainian defenses are less fortified.
In this region of Donetsk, Ukrainian troops are in, admitted Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.
“Battle at the climax”
The adds this Tuesday that “the battle for Pokrovsk is reaching its climax.”
The Ukrainian television channel confirms that the fighting intensified in that city and still in Myrnograd, neighboring city.
The Russian army advances and threatens to transform these two cities into one “base for a new offensive”.
On the Ukrainian side, there is a factor that makes defense difficult: lack of human resources.
The front line is extensive and Russia gains – increasingly – an advantage: the Ukraine only has between 4 and 7 infantry soldiers for every kilometer of the front linecounts the .
Between trenches and basements of high-rise buildings, Ukrainian units face drone attacks and experience problems resupplying ammunition and personnel.
What is there is not enough for Ukraine. Mostly missing ballistic missiles.
Vitaliy Deynega, leader of the humanitarian association Return Alive, has already warned: “The situation is more than complicated and uncontrollable. I call on locals to leave these cities while it is still possible“.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, ZAP //