Russia completes identification of its military targets in Ukraine – Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Kateryna Tyschenko — Friday, 22 April 2022, 16:42

The Russian army leadership is completing the identification of their main targets in the east of Ukraine. 

Source: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence press service, quoting a briefing of its spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzniak

Quote: "The leadership of the Russian army is completing the identification of advantageous places for the main strikes. This is evidenced by the methods of attack, the organisation of command, the separation of enemy troops, and continuous offensive operations in some areas.

The greatest activity of the occupiers is observed in the direction of Izyum-Barvinkove, near the hub railway station ‘Popasna’, Severodonetsk urbanised district, the city of Mariupol, and on the Zaporizhia-Donetsk motorway."

Details: Motuzniak also stated that the occupying forces are preparing for a so-called "referendum" on the annexation of the occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhia regions to the Russian Federation. An active propaganda campaign is being carried out by the Russian forces on these territories.

To compensate for the losses in personnel, Russian occupying forces are preparing a mobilisation in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. They are blocking exit routes from the occupied territories, preventing local residents, particularly men of conscription age, from leaving.