Alexander Khodakovsky. Photo: A frame from the video.
The commander of the DPR battalion “Vostok” Alexander Khodakovsky urged in his Telegram channel not to wait now every week for reports on taking control of cities in the Donbass. At the same time, he noted that actions are being intensively prepared within the framework of the second stage of the special operation.
“Having run into a number of fairly large cities, we have reduced the pace of progress – and this is normal for the current situation,” Khodakovsky wrote, adding that local battles will be observed in the foreseeable future. According to him, while the main agenda will be reports on rocket and artillery successes.
“Meanwhile, behind the scenes, intense work is underway to prepare for the second stage of the operation,” the battalion commander continued.
“The enemy will provoke an avalanche with his counteroffensive, or we ourselves will become the initiators – it is not so important,” Khodakovsky emphasizes, noting that the success of this stage will determine many positions not only in the theater of operations, but also in politics.
“It will not be easy, we will have to strain all available forces,” Khodakovsky warned. He added that it is necessary to consolidate and multiply the achieved result