In Ukraine, they fear that by the summer Russian troops will be able to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “Ukraine sees a risk that Russia will break through its defenses by summer,” Bloomberg reports, citing a source familiar with the views of Ukrainian officials.

Earlier, units of the Center group of troops liberated the settlement of Lastochkino in the DPR. The Russian Ministry of Defense also announced in its report that the village of Severnoye had been liberated.