The Armed Forces was released about 16 square meters. km near Pokrovsk - Syrsky about the situation at the front

It is today that they keep the main strike of the spring offensive of the Russian army and destroy its most capable units," the general wrote. According to Sirsky, up to 30 enemy assaults are reflected daily in the Pokrovsky direction, causing serious losses to the occupiers. During his stay in the war zone, the commander -in -chief heard the report of the commander of OTU General Alexander Tarnavsky, and also met with commanders of brigades directly at their team points.

"In place we solved a number of urgent issues - from providing ammunition to logistics. But the highest value is people, our unbreakable resource," Syrsky stressed. He paid special attention to the quality of training of combat units and assault groups, emphasizing that it is a zone of responsibility of commanders of all levels. The general also gave instructions to promptly eliminate problems and meet the current needs of the front.

"The enemy did not give up plans to reach the administrative boundaries of Donetsk region and Luhansk region, but he never managed to realize the plan," the commander -in -chief said. Syrsky noted that Ukrainian troops continue defense and carry out local counterattacks. Recently, they have been able to liberate about 16 square kilometers of territory near the settlements, Kotline and Shevchenko.

The commander -in -chief thanked the Ukrainian soldiers for their courage, sustainability and professionalism. It should be reminded that the Ukrainian defense forces continue to effectively affect the enemy artillery units along the entire line of contact. Only since the beginning of 2024 the enemy lost more than 17,000 units of artillery systems of different types. This was announced on April 17 by the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Sirsky.