The enemy is redeploying, the Defense Forces said.

The situation on the southern front in Ukraine is stable, there are no signs of enemy retreat.

There is currently no movement of the front line, Colonel Yevgen Yerin, the head of the joint press center of the Defense Forces of the Tavria direction, announced this on the air of an informational telethon.

“…the situation on the front line remains stable. The enemy is carrying out certain movements, redeployment. To say that there are 100% signs that someone will retreat, I would not say that,” Yerin said.

According to him, on the contrary, there are signs that the enemy is creating certain groups at certain borders that can threaten Ukrainian troops.

“At the same time, intelligence is monitoring their movements. Yes, there are certain signs that they are moving a little deeper into the territory, preparing their defensive lines not only on the first, but also creating the second and third lines of defense. At the same time, their presence remains,” he noted. head of the press center.

He also reported that the movement of enemy equipment and personnel is observed in the direction of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

“According to certain signs, there is a partial withdrawal of military forces from there, but at the same time, knowing the treachery of the enemy, it is still difficult to talk about any concrete actions,” Yerin emphasized.

The situation in the southern direction during the war in Ukraine – what you need to know

As wrote, on December 18, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian invaders plan to introduce a 24-hour curfew in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

The General Staff also reported that in the Zaporizhzhia region, the occupation authorities are preparing the forced evacuation of the population of the Vasylkiv district.

On December 18, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, shared that the Russian invaders are placing concrete cones in the center of the city. He suggested that the occupiers were preparing for street battles.