Russia wanted to capture Donetsk Oblast by autumn, but failed – Zelenskyy

OLENA ROSHCHINA – TUESDAY, 30 AUGUST, 2022, 22:30

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that Russian troops failed to capture the entire Donetsk Oblast by the end of the summer, as demanded by the Kremlin. He also called on Crimean residents to stay away from military facilities.

Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the evening video address on 30 August 

Details: Zelenskyy thanked the troops of the 56th and 110th brigades, who are persistently fighting on the Avdiivka front, and the soldiers of the 53rd and 93rd brigades, who hold the lines at the Bakhmut front.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "The Russian military command received an order to capture Donetsk Oblast by the end of August. The end of August is tomorrow. In Donbas, there is a Ukrainian flag, and Ukrainian heroes are there despite everything: despite the round-the-clock Russian fire, despite the efforts of the occupiers to transfer various mercenaries and convicts there.

I thank each and every one who stands firm, who defends positions, who accurately negates the occupiers and their equipment, logistics, and ammunition."

Details: The President also called on residents of occupied Crimea to stay away from Russian military facilities, not to be near Russian bases and military airfields.

Zelenskyy asked to inform the special services of Ukraine about the occupiers so that the liberation of Crimea could happen faster.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "On the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, from Crimea to Kharkiv region, the Russian army does not have and will not have a single safe base, a single quiet place.

Our defenders will destroy all warehouses and headquarters of the occupiers, their equipment, wherever they are located. Near Sevastopol – so be it near Sevastopol. Near Luhansk – so be it near Luhansk. This is Ukrainian land, and the occupiers can do only two things: run away or surrender. We don’t leave them other options."

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