Number of Russian infantry increase in eastern sector - commander of machine gun platoon Kishak

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"The enemy's activity on the eastern front has decreased. Over the past two days, the enemy has reduced the number of artillery attacks. That is, there is enemy shelling, but it is not as massive as it was a few days ago. We can see that the enemy is actively digging in, laying minefields, conducting engineering works, and setting up reserve positions along the entire frontline," noted Kishak.

According to him, Russian enemy is preparing for defence and offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

"The weather already allows for assault operations. Russian soldiers are preparing for our offensive along the entire frontline and are amassing infantry. If earlier the Russian forces were moving in groups of 3-5 people, now they are moving in units of 10 to 20 soldiers," Kishak stressed.

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