Andriy Chernyak, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said that there are constant battles for the islands on the Dnipro River.
He said this in a comment to Radio Svoboda.
‘The situation on the islands remains tense, of course. This is a huge area of responsibility, a territory that should be controlled by specially trained, prepared people, and they should have the appropriate support. Accordingly, whoever controls the Dnipro Islands controls this or that coast to some extent. There are constant clashes for these islands, constant fighting for these islands,’ he said.
Chernyak emphasised that the Defence Forces ‘stand firm and do not allow the enemy to recapture the territory they are constantly trying to seize every day’.