Zaporozhzhia: Battles intensified near Polohy

DENYS KARLOVSKYI —  TUESDAY, 19 APRIL 2022, 18:32

The military administration records the intensification of hostilities in the Zaporozhzhia region, in particular in the direction of Polohy.

Source: Oleksandr Starukh, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, on air of the national 24/7 newscast 

Quote of Starukh: "In recent days, fighting has intensified in the eastern regions of the Zaporozhzhia region. Fighting has intensified, shelling has become more intense, fighting has become more active.

There is the intensification of the war which is connected with the offensive in the Donetsk front. "

Details: He said that the Russian offensive is being recorded near Polohy in Zaporizhzhia. The invaders set up their base in the city hospital.

Starukh explained that the contact line, which was established as of mid-March, has not changed.

According to him, due to the intensification of hostilities in recent days, "green corridors" for the evacuation of the population from the occupied territories, including Mariupol, have been cancelled.

Municipal services work hard so that water and electricity are provided to the houses on a daily basis.

Background: 

• The Russian occupiers abducted about 150 people in Zaporizhzhia, including the son of the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration.

On 15 April, the Russians fired artillery at Vasylivka near Enerhodar and organized the shooting of propaganda fakes allegedly about "shelling of the Ukrainian Nazis."