This is in the Gazeta commentary. Ua said former deputy chief of the General Staff Igor Romanenko.

"There is a powerful struggle at the tactical level. Near Vodian, the militants keep the altitude under the name Derzkaya. She is the ruling. From it, the invaders control the fire of the village of Kominternovo. Over the past month, our troops advanced in the gray zone on this stretch. In order to obtain a tactical advantage, it would be good to take this height. In January there were serious battles. But ours had a rotation, which was used by the militants, having built very serious fortifications. Now take the height problematic. Therefore, heavy fighting continues, the initiative moves from one to the other. Attacks go to the defense and vice versa.

The Mariupol line is very important for Russia. Because it is a road to the Crimea.

They are testing our forces in this direction.

In addition, when there is some tension inside Ukraine, Russia is trying to aggravate the situation in the country. Activates the fighting. Now the tension is the blockade. It is certainly connected. The enemy does this always.

How effective the Minsk negotiations will be, it becomes clear after the new US president Donald Trump is determined. He has not yet decided on the war in Ukraine, "he said..