President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are increasing their troop presence in Ukraine by deploying soldiers from their strategic reserve.
The head of state made the statement during a conversation with journalists, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“In general, we are seeing an interesting situation: in a month we destroy as many invaders as they mobilize, but at the same time the size of their grouping in Ukraine is increasing. We believe they are expanding their force in Ukraine by bringing in personnel from the strategic reserve,” Zelenskyy said.
He noted that he had discussed the issue with the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of the General Staff.
“We believe this is a risky move for the Russians, because by doing so they are weakening their borders with other countries, and the situation there is not simple for them. Nevertheless, they have gone ahead with it,” the President added.
He also said that Russia’s key objective remains unchanged – to capture Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk by the end of April.
“This is impossible, but they have repeatedly set deadlines like this and are now trying to achieve this target,” he said.
As previously reported, Volodymyr Zelensky earlier stated that Russian forces lost 89,000 personnel killed or seriously wounded between January 1 and March 26 this year.
