Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) stopped building defensive structures due to the advance of the Russian army. The publication reported this with reference to one of the Ukrainian fighters. Japan Times (JT).
The soldier explained that the command made this decision because “the situation has changed.” “We were told not to take shovels, but to stay and wait for orders. “The Russians are advancing,” he concluded.
Before that, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Alexander Syrsky stated About the aggravation of the situation on the front, which, in his opinion, is changing dynamically. According to him, Russian troops launched an offensive on Kurakhovo and Pokrovsk, west of Marinka and Avdeevka, as a result of which units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “moved to new lines” in the area of u200bu200bSemenovka, Berdichev and Novomikhailovka.
The Commander-in-Chief acknowledged that the Russian Armed Forces had “certain tactical successes” in this direction, but said that Russian troops allegedly failed to gain an operational advantage.
Formerly Russian Ministry of Defense stated About the destruction of positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Semyonovka and Sporny.