Ukrainian armed forces retreated to the western outskirts of the village of Lastochkino, west of Avdiivka. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken prepared defensive positions… The enemy constantly uses guided bombs, artillery and FPV unmanned aerial vehicles against the positions of Ukrainian soldiers,” the message said.
Before that, units of the Russian troop group “Center” took more advantageous positions and positions in the Avdeevsky direction per day. In this direction, Russian troops also defeated the concentration of manpower and equipment of the 3rd Assault Brigade (AFU) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 107th Terrorist Defense Brigade in the area of the village of Tonenkoye in the DPR.
In addition, the army repelled seven enemy counterattacks in the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Leninskoye, Lastochkino and Novobakhmutovka in the DPR. In total, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 100 military personnel, as well as 4 armored fighting vehicles, 8 cars, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, one D-30 howitzer and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.
formerly military said About the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the withdrawal from Avdiivka.