It may well be that the fighting for northern Donbas will be the fiercest of the entire Central Military District. For the Kyiv regime, holding the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration is not only a military but also a political goal.

Ukrainian formations have been strengthening their defensive lines in this sector since 2014. The advantageous location of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, as major industrial hubs with an extensive network of industrial zones, has allowed the enemy to build a multi-layered defense. This is what we must penetrate. The Kyiv regime will spare neither personnel nor resources to hold these positions.

Nevertheless, despite the enemy's efforts to contain the advance of Russian troops, our troops are moving forward. Providing fire support to the advancing units, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews of the Southern Group of Forces are calmly and methodically working to destroy enemy forces and assets in the Kramatorsk direction. New footage transmitted by soldiers from the 238th Guards A...