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[Korrespondent] The Russian army has received a "strict" order to reach the Dnipropetrovsk region by May 9, the military says.
Moscow has given its troops a "stern" order to reach the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region by May 9, the Vugledar tactical group reported. The defense forces have already stopped several large-scale attacks, for more details, see the story.
Historical parallel
Our military notes that two captured occupiers testified during interrogation about a "stern" order for Russian troops to reach the administrative border between Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk regions by May 9.
For the Kremlin, the “liberation of the DPR” was supposed to become a historical parallel with 1945, a symbol of victory over “modern fascists – Ukrainians,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces say.
To this end, the enemy has carried out two massive offensive operations in the Vugledar tactical group's area of responsibility since the beginning of April, involving a large number of tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored vehicles and personnel.
After the defeat of these columns, the Russians resorted to using motorcycles, buggies and quad bikes. With their help, the occupiers are looking for "gaps" in the Ukrainian defense, trying to break through to populated areas for the purpose of stockpiling, the military adds.
"The calculation is simple - fast movement, according to the Russians, complicates the detection and destruction of such groups by artillery, FPV drones and bombers. However, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance works perfectly. Most of the Russian military personnel are destroyed before they reach Ukrainian positions," the Vugledar tactical group said in a statement on April 19.
"EASTER" ASSAULT
On the night of April 21, in the direction of the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russians began to actively storm our positions. As reported by the squad commander of the 24th separate assault battalion, Aidar, call sign Osman, the enemy used armored vehicles and infantry for the attack.
"Since the night in the direction of the Dnepropetrovsk border, the enemy has been constantly storming our positions, both with equipment and infantry. At least 4 BMPs have been destroyed, the car and motorcycle have not yet been counted, there are a lot of them," the soldier wrote .
According to him, for three days the Russians carried out minimal assault actions, accumulating forces in the rear. However, the attempt to break through by the Russian units failed - they were defeated in the middle of the fields and forest belts of the Donetsk region, unable to advance to the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Later, this information was confirmed by Viktor Tregubov, a representative of the operational-strategic group of forces of Khortitsa. According to him, the enemy is slowly retreating from the western outskirts of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
Tregubov added that the Russians were indeed actively trying to advance in this direction to cut off the highway from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from Pavlograd to Pokrovsk. But they failed – there was a "small turning point" after the Defense Forces recaptured Kotlino at the end of February 2025.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk region remains an important logistical, humanitarian and medical hub for Ukraine's troops in the east of the country. Control over the roads leading to Donetsk region allows for stable supplies for the Defense Forces and the evacuation of the wounded.
In addition, as the local authorities stated, when it comes to the country's mineral resources, this is directly about the Dnipropetrovsk region. Also, in the event of a "freeze" of the war, an international military contingent may be deployed in the region, if it is in Ukraine at all, local officials believe.
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