Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine pending possible Russian repositioning

MADRID, 18 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ukrainian and Russian forces have reported in the last hours of new fighting in the eastern part of Ukraine, where tensions continue, waiting to see how the withdrawal of Russian troops in Kherson ends up affecting and that a possible repositioning is clarified. on new fronts.

The Russian Armed Forces have launched their biggest wave of bombardments this week since the start of the invasion in February, which has left more than 10 million people without power on Thursday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The latest Russian attacks have hit several regions, including kyiv, and the Presidency office has denounced that at least nine people have died in the Zaporizhia area alone. Two new bodies have been located this Friday under the rubble of a destroyed house in Vilniansk, according to the UNIAN agency.

In its daily military report, Ukraine has not reported changes in the various combat fronts that are still open, while the Russian Ministry of Defense has assured that its troops have taken a town in the Donetsk region, although this type of information is impossible to independently verify.

The departure of the Russian forces from the city of Kherson, the only provincial capital conquered after the invasion, has been a symbolic victory for kyiv. This withdrawal implied a massive transfer of troops and civilians to the western bank of the Dnieper River.

According to UK Military Intelligence, following these moves, "Russian forces continue to prioritize refitting, reorganizing and preparing their defences." Their sources have been building new trenches at various points that are tens of kilometers from the current front line, in anticipation of further setbacks.

"It is likely that Russia will attempt at some point to resituate some of the cash recovered from Jerson to reinforce and expand its offensive operations near the city of Bajmut, in the Donetsk region," British Intelligence has claimed.