The heaviest fighting in Ukraine is now taking place in the east, where Russian troops are advancing towards Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region, as well as in Kupyansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region, said today the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces Oleksandr Sirsky, quoted by Reuters, writes BTA.
He said on "Facebook" that the Russian army is fighting in the streets of the city of Vovchansk, and near Liptsi has gone on the defensive.
The two settlements are of key importance in the northern part of the Kharkiv region, where this month Russia opened a new front, notes Reuters.