Russians pause operations in Lyman and Kupyansk sectors, but continue attacks on civilians, says Luhansk regional governor

The New Voice of Ukraine
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The Russians have taken an operational pause in the Lyman and Kupyansk sectors of the front, Luhansk regional governor Artem Lysohor reported on Telegram on April 14.

All enemy attacks are now concentrated on the Ukrainian defensive lines near the village of Bilohorivka.

"Makiivka and Nevske came under artillery and mortar fire. Enemy drones were also launched toward Nevske," he said, adding that Russia continues to terrorize villages where civilians still reside.

This follows an earlier report on April 13 of a Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone attack on an ambulance in the frontline Kupyansk district, injuring a 58-year-old driver of an emergency medical team.

On the same day, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote that the situation on the eastern front had recently notably deteriorated amid a significant intensification of the Russian offensive following the sham presidential election in March.

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The enemy has been actively attacking the positions of the Ukrainian troops and trying to break through the defensive lines in the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Pokrovsk sectors, using assault groups supported by armored personnel carriers and dozens of tanks.

Syrskyi attributed the escalation to the warm, dry weather, which allowed tanks to access open areas. Despite suffering losses, the enemy is reinforcing its troops with new armored units and achieving occasional tactical victories.

Russia’s new summer offensive

Russia’s troops are likely to continue offensive operations until spring 2024 and prepare for a summer offensive, as noted by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on March 23.

Russia is forming groups of over 100,000 personnel, and a new enemy offensive in the summer is not ruled out, according to Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Pavlyuk, on March 22.

Russia may start a new major offensive from the beginning of summer, and Ukraine’s ability to withstand it this time appears “much less certain,” according to The Economist on March 28.

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