Denis Pushilin, the interim head of the DPR, said that Russian troops captured several fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Avdiivka.Solovyov Live“.
“Our men are also advancing in the direction of Pervomaisky, recently there have been improvements in positions, that is, they have captured several fortified areas of the enemy, and this is on the other side of Avdiivka,” said Pushilin.
He added that the Avdiivka Coke Factory, one of the key points of the city’s defense, already appears in “walking distance” locations.
Former Russian armed forces fire control All movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the highway near Avdiivka.
The Russian military emphasized that there are few forest belts in this direction of the contact line, so the flat terrain can be seen up to five kilometers. In connection with these conditions, “it will be very difficult for the Ukrainian troops to break through,” according to a member of the Southern Forces Group special forces.