Russia s Yug Battlegroup have improved their position along the front line and defeated Ukrainian troops, with Ukraine losing more than 520 soldiers in this direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Ukrainian troops have made a tactical retreat from three more villages as Russian forces press forward across the eastern front line and take advantage of Kyiv’s exhausted military, which is desperately awaiting the arrival of new U.S. assistance. Ukraine’s commander in chief, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in a Telegram post Sunday that the “situation…
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, stated that the situation at the combat zone has intensified, and Russia is actively attacking throughout the entire line of contact, with tactical gains in some directions.
Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that the Russians may gain significant tactical advantages while Ukraine's Defence Forces are waiting for military aid from the United States.
The villages are in the Pokrovsk District in the western part of Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, which remains one of the hottest sectors of the front line as Russia continues its offensive.