Russian forces are preparing to increase their attack in eastern Ukraine, says Ukraine Defence Ministry

While Russia continues to reorganize and strengthen its forces in Ukraine, the enemy is preparing to increase its military action in the east.

Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, the spokesman for Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, speaks at a press conference at the Ukraine Media Center on April 30.

"In the Eastern operational zone, the enemy is conducting an offensive operation. The enemy's main objective remains unchanged: encircling the Ukrainian Defense Forces, establishing full control over the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson regions, and ensuring the stability of the land corridor connecting the occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea."

Russian troops are gradually increasing the intensity of the offensive in eastern Ukraine in all directions, according to Motuzyanyk.

Slobozhansky and Donetsk are the places where they are most active. Furthermore, there are signs that the aggressor is preparing for an even greater escalation of hostilities. This is indicated by the enemy's preparatory actions.

Beds in the central clinical district hospital in Balakliya, for example, have been freed up, and an additional field hospital has been set up.

Additional refrigeration units have been deployed on the grounds of a military clinical hospital in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, to store the bodies of dead servicemen.

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