Russian invaders launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, said Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine.

The invaders are moving from the captured Izyum (Kharkiv region) towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. The invaders are moving from the south, up the line Vuhledar, Marinka, trying to cut off the JFO forces in the Donbass.

“We started to “press” from the south into the JFO zone, quite strongly, to the north too. They are trying to implement the plan to encircle our troops there to the fullest.. They work “from the heart”: aviation is working, artillery is working, rocket troops are working, the ground part is all rattling, everything is coming. And in principle, in the north, they have already advanced a little towards Slavyansk and Kramatorsk,” he said..

According to Arestovich, the concentrated advantage in two areas is strong: one in eight. Ukrainian military repulse the enemy, aviation works.