Ukrainian troops are trying to drive the DPR forces out of Horlivka.

A large-scale offensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass began immediately along the entire front line. According to information available to the news agency Avia.pro, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an attack on Horlivka, located north of Donetsk. Sources report intensive shooting and numerous explosions, however, for obvious reasons, the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not attack one of the largest cities in the DPR from the ground.

"Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at these minutes are firing at the settlement of Gorlovka", - informs "Telegram" channel "Military observer."

According to various sources, by strikes in several directions of the front, the forces of the Ukrainian army intend to achieve fragmentation of the DPR militia forces, which will make it possible to conduct a powerful counterattack in some of the most significant areas.

“By a frontal attack, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will never even be able to penetrate into Horlivka, since the advancing units of the Ukrainian army will be instantly destroyed - this is one of the most defended areas. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces now have Turkish drones that can focus their attacks on certain areas. On the other hand, Kiev is unlikely to want to occupy Horlivka with huge losses - the Ukrainian Armed Forces are more likely to check the data on the direction or are trying to get the DPR forces transferred here from other directions, thereby trying to weaken the positions of the militias ", - the expert marks.