Zelenskyy visits Donetsk region, inspects fortification construction

Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Donetsk region. He visited the wounded Ukrainian defenders and inspected the construction of fortifications.

Zelenskyy visits the military who are undergoing treatment in the medical company of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade. The President spoke with the soldiers and awarded them with state awards.

“Thank you for your service and defense of Ukraine! Our country is proud to have such warriors. We appreciate the work of our medics. Thank you for making every effort for the sake of the lives of our soldiers, for treating our fighters and serving Ukraine,” the Head of State says.

Fortifications

Zelenskyy holds a meeting on the security and protection of people in the Donetsk region. The President listened to reports from the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin, General Yurii Sodol, and heads of the Security Service of Ukraine and National Police.

The Head of State also inspects the construction of fortifications.

In the Donetsk region, I held a meeting on the regional security situation and the protection of people. General Sodol, the head of the regional military administration Filashkin, and the heads of the SSU and National Police departments provided me with detailed briefings. I… pic.twitter.com/YxYuCVx1R5

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 19, 2024

Situation at frontline

Recently, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that the situation in eastern Ukraine has escalated.

According to him, Russia is stepping up its efforts by deploying new armored units, which periodically achieve tactical success.

In general, after the capture of Avdiivka, the Russian troops continue to put pressure in this direction and have also intensified assaults in the Chasiv Yar area. According to Syrskyi, the Russians were ordered to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9.