Advisor to the President of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Yan Gagin said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces decided to withdraw their air defense (air defense) systems to the rear areas of the country due to the intense work of Russian artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported by TASS.
“According to the calculations of Ukrainian air defense systems, the intensity of attacks by our unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery led to the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had to withdraw the surviving air defense systems as deeply as possible from the front line. to the rear areas,” said Gagin.
Gagin before statedHe said that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which defended Marinka before the city was occupied by Russian troops, retreated to neighboring Kurakhovo. According to him, the Ukrainian military is currently evacuating government services and archives from Kurakhovo, including the archives of law enforcement agencies. Gagin suggested that this may be an indication that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allowed the possibility of Kurakhov’s surrender.
Gagin added that what happened was not only the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but also a retreat similar to escape.
Previously in the USA accepted collapse Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.