Ukraine takes a huge step backwards. The Russians forced the Kiev troops to move the front line: the assault unleashed along the entire length of the eastern front

War in Ukraine. The Russian army is advancing so strongly on the eastern front that the Ukrainians were forced to move the front line. Even Oleksandr Sîrski, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, recognizes it.

By the Observator editorial team on 28.04.2024, 18:48

Sîrski stated that his forces were forced to retreat to a new alignment, practically moving the front line, as a result of an unleashed attack by the Russians in Donetsk. Western experts predicted such a scenario a few days ago when they predicted that Russia would succeed in capturing certain key localities that would give them a huge tactical advantage.

The situation degenerated in just a few hours, with the Russian army attacking the entire front line. The Ukrainian soldiers were forced to retreat to the west of the Berdychiv, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka regions of Donetsk.

“The most difficult situation is in the directions of Pokrovske and Kurakhove, where fierce fighting continues. The enemy has deployed up to four brigades in these areas and is trying to develop an offensive west of Avdiivka and Maryinka, making its way to Pokrovsk and Kurakhove. The units The Defense Forces moved to the new alignments. In general, the enemy achieved some tactical successes in these areas, but failed to gain an operational advantage. Ukrainian troops inflicted maximum losses on the enemy, both soldiers and military equipment “, said Oleksandr Sîrski.

Russia continues its advance in the east and announces the conquest of a new locality

Russia claimed on Sunday the capture of a new village on the eastern front of Ukraine, Novobahmutivka, in the sector where Russian forces have been advancing rapidly lately. “Thanks to active operations, the units of the central group of forces liberated the village of Novobahmutivka,” located northwest of the town of Avdiivka, captured by Russian forces in February, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report. The DeepState Telegram channel, close to the Ukrainian military and followed by more than 700,000 people, blamed the 115th Motorized Brigade for the “collapse of defenses in the entire region, causing considerable losses”.

The Ukrainian forces, which are increasingly short of troops and ammunition, are subjected to an intense offensive by the Russian army after the fall of the city of Avdiivka. In mid-April, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Sîrski, admitted that the situation on the eastern front had “deteriorated considerably”. In this context, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence Kirilo Budanov predicted that the situation will worsen in the second half of May, which will be a “difficult period” for Ukraine.