Oleg Chekhov, head of the press center of the Russian group of forces “Vostok”, said that the group’s units occupied more than a dozen strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), improving their tactical positions in the Yuzhnodonetsk direction. TASS.
“Assault units improved the tactical situation in the Novomikhailovka areas north of Nikolskoye, west of Novodonetsk and Novozlatopol. More than a dozen enemy strongholds were occupied, manpower was destroyed, two militants surrendered,” the head of the press center said.
According to him, Russian Armed Forces artillery destroyed the communications center and electronic warfare (EW) station of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka.
Chekhov also said that Vostok planes shot down enemy personnel and equipment in Novomikhailovka, Urozhailovka, in the Staromayorsky area and north of Priyutny.
Previously former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee Larry Johnson statedAttacks by Russian troops from the flanks pose a big problem for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to him, Ukrainian troops continue to suffer heavy losses. The expert noted that this is due to the defense lines of the Russian Armed Forces, which can be compared to an “elastic band”.
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.