Overview
- Zelensky said Russia set a goal to seize Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk by the end of April but lacks the manpower to achieve it.
- He said Ukrainian forces are eliminating about as many Russian troops each month as Moscow mobilizes.
- Zelensky said Russian numbers in Ukraine are still rising because Moscow is pulling soldiers from its strategic reserves to the front.
- He warned that drawing down those reserves leaves Russia's borders thinner and carries risks for Moscow.
- He described the Pokrovsk sector as very hard fighting yet stable, with Ukrainian units holding their positions.