Russian forces are going to Donbas
Ukraine and Western officials to Azov fighters in Mariupol snowThey said they were investigating allegations of chemical weapons use
Before the planned major attack on the Donbas region of Ukraine Russia forces are directed in that direction. The situation in the port city of Mariupol remains dire.
Ukraine commanders and Western officials say that, Russia forces from the north of Kiev, from Belarus to Kharkov and Donetsk, where the fighting has been going on since 2014 and Focuses on Luhansk regions.
Officials are currently in Russia’s Donbas Ukraine They expect a new offensive to take control of government-controlled areas.
Number of losses
Russia The number of casualties remains unknown since the start of the occupation of Ukraine on February 24.
According to the figures announced by the Ukrainian side on April 12 according toSo far, 19,500 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting. Russia’s Defense Ministry last announced the casualties in late March – 1,370 people.
U.S. officials openly denounce Russia 10 they say there is a loss of a thousand. In private conversations, what they say is close to what Ukraine says, which is what Russia says in Ukraine and the Soviets in Afghanistan. 10 means more casualties than the annual war.
Ukraine does not disclose its losses, saying it is a state secret. President Volodimir Zelenski He said about 1,300 soldiers had been killed in mid-March.
As reported by the US Department of Defense on April 11 according to, Russian forces are concentrated in the Donbas region, including near the city of Izyum. Russian forces reportedly captured the city last week.
The official said that the Russian convoy was heading for Izyum, and that more than 60 Russian battalion tactical groups had been sent to Donbas, northeast of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Street fights in Mariupol
Ukrainian marines in Mariupol, which has been under siege by Russian forces for weeks and Street battles are reported between the Azov Battalion.
President Zelenski Although he said tens of thousands of people had been killed in the city, the figure could not be confirmed independently.
Ukraine and Western officials to Azov fighters in Mariupol snowThey said they were investigating allegations of chemical weapons use.
The second most damaged city in Ukraine Kharkiv It remains under Ukrainian control. Head of Regional Administration Oleq Sinehubov He said eight people had been killed in the April 11 shelling of the city, but that the city was being defended.
For now, the peace talks seem to have stopped. Zelenski The government rejects Russia’s ultimatums, while the Kremlin focuses on the Donbas. President of Russia of European diplomats Vladimir PutinAttempts to stop the attack were unsuccessful.
On April 11 Moscow Austrian Chancellor meets with Putin Karl Nehammer he said that, because he is “pessimistic” that these attempts will be successful Putin “It’s completely in the logic of war.”