KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s military head said in early Saturday that he is taking back soldiers from Avdiivka in Eastern Ukraine, where he is struggling with a Russian attack for four months.
In a small statement posted on Facebook in the early hours of Saturday, Olecasandra Serksi said that he has decided to avoid surrounded and “preserve the lives and health of the soldiers”.
Commander-in-Chief said that soldiers were going to “more favorable lines”.
“Our soldiers performed their military duties with dignity, made every effort to destroy the best Russian military units, suffering significant losses on the enemy in terms of manpower and equipment.
“We are taking measures to stabilize the situation and maintain our positions,” the statement states.
This is a braking news update. The earlier story of AP is below.
Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian troops at Avdivka on Friday fought with severe ammunition deficiency as the Russian forces tightened the nose around the strategic eastern city in an acute crash push for the victory of a battlefield.
Time is important because Russia is looking for a morale promoting ahead of the second anniversary of Moscow’s Ukraine on the full scale of Ukraine and the march presidential election in Russia.
The four -month battle at Avdivka came out on Friday as a prominent as a prominent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which made another visit to Europe, hoping that his country’s Western allies were pressurized to provide military assistance.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday that Russian forces have started increasing Ukrainian rescue in the eastern city. He said that Awadhivka is in danger of falling in Russia, a development that he blamed on the fact that Ukrainian forces are running out of artillery chills.
The United States is the largest solo supporter in Ukraine, but is being held political disagreement among some $ 60 billion US lawmakers for Kiev.
According to Ollaksandra Borodin, press officer of the Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the third Assault Brigade, there was street fighting in the city, where Ukrainian soldiers were done to 7-to-1.
Brigade Deputy Commander Rhodian Kudriyashov said that Ukrainian soldiers were now against the attack of about 15,000 Russian soldiers in their estimate, but they hoped that the situation would be “important soon.”
“The enemy is trying to bypass our posts in our rescue and some places,” he told the Associated Press.
The third brigade said on its social media account on Friday that its soldiers are in Vishal Avdivka Coke Plant. The Brigade said that the Russian war aircraft are falling around 60 bombs in a day, continuously shooting the region and starting attacks with armor and infantry.
A video featured dense black smoke above the factory, which is called the burning of fuel oil reservoirs. The post said: “The poisonous smog spreads throughout the plant.”
Russian media reported that Kremlin’s army is widely using aircraft-laminated glide bombs, which fly at a shallow angle for the batsman on Ukrainian positions.
Ukraine’s General Staff said on Friday that Russian soldiers launched 33 attacks in AVVVA in the last 24 hours. Russians have been trying to occupy the city since last October, but only made incremental progress before a recent push.
According to Brigadian, Ukrainian guards prepared for “any possible scenarios”. Head of Ukrainian forces at General Olecasandra Taranvsky, Avdivka.
Ukrainian authorities have not denied the return of the city.
Zelansky said in Berlin that his soldiers “bravery (rescue) are strategic points and logistic routes that can allow the enemy to move forward.”
Commander, Taranavsky said on social media on Friday that some units have pulled back in an attempt to gather, save life and resume defensive positions – the movements that would not give any benefit to the Russians claimed.
A heavy fortification with a web of tunnels and concrete fortifications is located in the northern suburbs of Avdivka, Donnetsk, a city in an area of the same name that is partially occupied by Russian forces. Capturing Avdiivka can be a timely promoted for Moscow and can work deeply to the area as a possible springboard for Russia.
According to the Donnetsk Regional Governor, Wadim Philashkin, the city has less than 1,000 people. The city, with a former population of around 31,000, is a bombarded shell of what was once today.
Awadhivka’s aerial footage received by the Associated Press last December showed an omnipotent view and indicated on Russia’s shocking damage, with the body of about 150 soldiers – wearing most dandruff – was scattered with the lines of the tree where they sought the cover.
However, the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington Think Tank, said that taking Avdivka would be more than a symbolic win for the Kremlin and would not bring significant changes in the front line of 1,500 km (930-mile), which is barely happy in recent months.
The institute said in an assessment late on Thursday night, “Avdivka’s potential Russian occupation will not be operationally important and possibly offer an immediate informative and political victory to the Kremlin.”
“Russian forces will not be likely to make significant progressive progress from Awadhivaka, if they occupy the disposal, and the most limited strategic benefits to capture Avadivka’s potential Russian,” said this.
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