British intelligence says putin's goals are Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka

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pussian president putin is interested in the eastern regions of Ukraine and is preparing for a new offensive

This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter.

"putin's speech on Tuesday underscored his interest in Donbas, where the Russian army is attacking the Armed Forces and preparing for an offensive.

The cities of Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka are likely to be targeted for similar levels of violence by the russian authorities," the ministry said.

It is noted that russia is trying to again combine massive missile and artillery strikes and concentrate forces for the offensive.

The British Ministry of Defense also noted that a significant number of russian troops and equipment were now in Mariupol.

There, Ukrainian defenders are holding the fort.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 14 April 2022

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/vFayCbnSMF

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— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) April 14, 2022

Note.

As Rubryka reported, on April 8, the russian occupiers launched cluster shells from the Tochka-U complex at the Kramatorsk railway station from the occupied territories of the Luhansk region, where about 4,000 people were waiting to be evacuated.

As Rubryka later wrote, the shelling of the Kramatorsk railway station killed 50 people, including 5 children.

Subsequently, the death toll from russia's strike at Kramatorsk railway station rose to 52, 109 people were injured.