President about the breakthrough of the Russian Federation near Dobropillya: Information background before Trump and Putin’s meeting

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers the purpose of the Russian breakthrough near Dobropillya in the Pokrovsky direction of creating an information background before the meeting of President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on August 15.

Source: Zelensky’s statement at a meeting with journalists on August 12, which was not invited to “Ukrainian Truth”, reports “Public”

Straight language: “Groups of Russians, without equipment, have advanced about 10 km at several points. Some have already been found, partially destroyed, partially captured. Others will also find and destroy in the near future.

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The task of this promotion was clear to us: by August 15 (the date of meeting Trump and Putin – Ed.) To form a certain information background, especially in the US space that Russia is moving forward, and Ukraine is losing territories. ”

Details: According to the President, the Russian army is preparing for an offensive operation in three directions

Straight language: They are preparing for an offensive operation, as we believe, in three directions. The main directions are Zaporizhzhya, Pokrovsky and Novopavlovsky (Dnipropetrovsk – Ed.). We believe that 15 thousand (personnel – ed.), Pokrovsky – about 7 thousand will be transferred to Zaporizhzhya, and 5 thousand in Novopavlovsky can be 5,000. We believe that they will do everything to prepare for offensive actions after the 15th. ”

That preceded:

• On August 11, the Analytical Center of Deepstate reported that Russian troops have intensified the promotion in the direction of Dobropillya, in particular, trying to fix themselves near the Dobropillya – Kramatorsk highway. They also reflected this advancement on the maps with two “wedges” near Dobropillya.
• In the Dnipro, it was added that in this direction the enemy is seeping in small groups past the first line of Ukrainian positions and “infiltration of such groups, although it necessitates the attraction of reserves for their destruction, but is not” taking control of the territory “.
• The Armed Forces General Staff in the evening of August 11 reported that additional forces were allocated in the direction of Dobropillya to destroy the sabotage groups of the Russian Federation that penetrate the defense line.