Ukraine has chance to hold ‘belt of fortress cities’ and improve positions in Donetsk region, Ukrainian commander says

He made the statement during the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference, Ukrinform reports, citing the Third Army Corps’ Facebook page. According to Biletskyi, the front is currently not going through its most difficult period of the war, and the “belt of fortress cities” can be held. Biletskyi also announced significant improvements in certain areas. “The Ukrainian front has every chance to hold advantageous defensive lines – the so-called ‘belt of fortress cities’ – and also improve its position in some areas of the Donetsk front. We will soon demonstrate the first results, which will be indisputable,” Biletskyi said.