Zelenskyy says no active Russian advance in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk, only info-driven sabotage

According to Zelenskyy, there is currently no active advance by Russian forces toward the Dnipropetrovsk region.

However, Russia is attempting to create an information effect by using sabotage and reconnaissance groups.

"For them, this is an important story — to take a photo, a video, and so on. That's why they send in small sabotage and reconnaissance groups, so that they can do this. For example, today they reported finding one group, and ours destroyed it. They were a kilometer from the administrative border," Zelenskyy said.

The President emphasized that combat activity has intensified in this area, as the seasonal vegetation allows Russian units to conceal themselves in forest strips.

"The greenery has come in. Everything is blooming. So it's clear they'll be running through the tree lines," he said.

Zelenskyy also explained that Russia is trying to advance toward Sumy and Pokrovsk, and to create the illusion of a threat in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.

"From an information standpoint, it's important for them to approach Sumy, to enter Pokrovsk. Pokrovsk is a strategic goal, but Dnipropetrovsk region is more of an information objective," he added.

Situation in the Dnipropetrovsk region

Earlier, we reported that the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that units from the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Grouping of Forces had reached the western border of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and were continuing their offensive into the Dnipropetrovsk region.

However, Major Andrii Kovaliov, a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told RBC-Ukraine that these claims are part of Russian disinformation.

Additionally, RBC-Ukraine had previously reported that Russian forces planned to enter the Dnipropetrovsk region by May 9.