Reference News Network August 13 report, according to the Russian Sputnik news agency August 13 report, "Donskoy People's Republic" head Pshylin said on the 13th that Russian forces have completely controlled the front-line situation in the "Donskoy People's Republic", and there have also been military achievements in the border areas of Dnipropetrovsk region.
Pshylin said in the "Solovyev Live" program: "The current front-line situation is completely under our forces' control, almost in every direction. Although the enemy still has the ability to resist in the border areas of Dnipropetrovsk region, our forces have still achieved certain military results."
According to Reuters August 12 report, as US and Russian presidents prepare for a meeting, Russian forces suddenly launched an attack near the mining town of Dobropolye in eastern Ukraine, which may aim to increase pressure on Ukraine and force it to cede territory.
The report stated that the authoritative "Deep State Map" in Ukraine showed on the 12th that Russian forces have advanced rapidly northward by up to 10 kilometers in recent days from two directions, aiming to fully control Donetsk.
Military analyst Pasi Paroynen from the Blackbird Group based in Finland said that the situation has escalated rapidly, and in the past three days, Russian forces have penetrated through the Ukrainian defense lines, advancing deep into about 17 kilometers.
Another report from the Ukrainian International News Agency website August 12 reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine will not withdraw from Donbas, because Donbas is a strategic base for Russia to launch new offensives in the future.
Zelensky told reporters on the 12th: "We will not withdraw from Donbas. For Russia, Donbas is a strategic base for launching new offensives in the future. If we voluntarily or被迫 withdraw from Donbas, it will trigger the third war." (Translated by Yang Ke)
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