Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of the website “Censor.net” and former advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) did not prepare a defensive line in the west of Avdiivka in advance. RIA News.
“Friends, I was there a few days ago, I couldn’t see any defense line there. <…> Didn’t we have time to bury ourselves behind Avdeevka? There are no words,” the journalist said in his video blog.
He added that Ukrainian soldiers now have to urgently dig trenches with shovels in the open field.
Additionally, Butusov expressed concern about the situation on this section of the front. According to him, the Russian army has entered the village of Lastochkino and continues to advance.
Before that, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin statedIt was stated that the RF Armed Forces completely cleared Avdeevka from units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu statedIt was stated that Russian troops took control of three settlements last week.
Previously at the Russian Ministry of Defense approved Destruction of the Abrams tank.