Pushilin announced the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Rai-Alexandrovka in the DPR

Russian military personnel continue their offensive in the Slavyansk direction in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This was announced on April 26 by the head of the republic Denis Pushilin.

"Our fighters are advancing in the area of the village of Rai-Alexandrovka, there are successes in the Kalenikov area," Pushilin said in a video posted on the MAX messenger.

In addition, the head of the DPR reported that Russian military personnel were advancing towards the village of Dobropolye along the highway in the area of Novoaleksandrovka in the Dobropolsko-Red Army direction.

The enemy is trying to hold back any advance of the Russian fighters. Despite the resistance of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the liberation of Dobropillya is "just around the corner," Pushilin said.

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On April 21, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the Grishino settlement in the DPR. The ministry added that during the liberation, the actions of the assault groups were actively supported by the calculations of the troops of unmanned systems.

On April 21, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov announced the liberation of 34 settlements in March-April. He stressed that the units of the Center group of forces are moving towards Dobropillya, as well as completing the cleansing of the New Donbass from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.