Russian troops have stepped up their offensive to eastern Ukraine, emphasizing that they are advancing the fighting advantage, with more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers claiming to have abandoned their weapons and surrendered in Mariupol.
Regarding the ceasefire negotiations, President Putin has indicated that he is not ready to respond to the ceasefire at this point, and the Ukrainian delegation is in a difficult situation, saying that it is "extremely difficult."
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense "no such information" about surrender
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 13th that it attacked various parts of Ukraine with missiles and destroyed the facilities of the Ukrainian army in eastern Zmiiv Oblast.
In addition, Pentagon spokesman Konashenkov claimed that more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers had abandoned their weapons and surrendered to Mariupol, a key point in the east, due to attacks by Russian and pro-Russian militants. He emphasizes that he is advancing the battle to the advantage.
On the other hand, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said, "There is no such information."
Regarding the movement of the Russian army, the American think tank "War Research Institute" analyzed on the 12th that the troops withdrawn from the vicinity of the capital Kieu are moving to Belgorod in western Russia near the border with eastern Ukraine and trying to rebuild. , It is said that it has not been reintroduced to Ukraine for the resumption of war.
Ukrainian analysis also suggests that Russian soldiers are declining in morale.
In addition, the British Ministry of Defense is to break the war situation on the 13th that it was reported that the commander Dvornikov, the head of the Southern Military District, was to take new command in the military operation in Ukraine by the Russian army. He points out that the aim is to reconsider the strategy in the east with the aim of unifying command and control.
On the other hand, regarding the ceasefire negotiations between the two sides, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused "Ukraine has retreated from the agreement and fell into a stalemate" at the meeting on the 12th, and "military operations will continue until the purpose is achieved." At this point, he emphasizes the idea of continuing the military invasion without responding to the ceasefire.
In addition, the Ukrainian delegation's adviser to the presidential palace, Podryak, said on the 12th that the negotiations are continuing online at the working group level, but "the progress of the negotiations is extremely difficult. It is difficult due to the emotional background." As stated, the ceasefire negotiations are in a difficult situation.