The US Senate overwhelmingly passed the foreign aid package bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on the 23rd, and President Biden said he would sign it on the 24th. Before Western military aid arrives in Ukraine, it seems that the Russian army is accelerating its offensive and has made significant progress in a narrow corridor on the eastern side of Ukraine.
The Guardian reported that the Russian army was reported to have advanced about 5 kilometers in 10 days and entered the town of Ocheretyne northwest of the important town of Avdiivka on the 21st. A video posted by a Russian military blogger showed the Russian flag flying over the war-torn city, while another video circulating online showed Russian soldiers raising their guns and shouting slogans. .
Ukrainian troops withdrew from Afdiivka in February and have been trying to establish new defense lines in towns along the Durna River, but Russian reinforcements have continued to advance in recent weeks, using glide bombs launched to crush Military forces. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ukrainian troops dispersed and fled from Ocherytny and came under heavy shelling. The video shows that the local administration building has been destroyed, that windows have been blown out, that the streets are full of rubble, and that civilians seem to be gone.
Ocheretny once had a population of 3,000 people. It was also a local railway and road center and was located at the crossroads of the defense network. The capture of this area means that the Russian army has successfully bypassed the northern side of the Ukrainian army’s recently built front line, including minefields and trenches.
The headquarters of the regional armed forces of Ukraine acknowledged the seriousness of the situation, saying that the Russian army was using “a complete arsenal of weapons against our forces,” including weapons chemical. According to them, the Russian army has taken over some buildings and also controls the southern area of Ocheretny. It has also been said that “most of the town” is still in the hands of the Ukrainian army and the situation is under control.
According to reports, the Russian army is currently about 30 kilometers away from Pokrovsk, the main city of the Ukrainian army garrison in the next destination area.
In the village of Ocheretny near Avdivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, a villager walked past a park destroyed by artillery fire on the 15th…
Further north, the Russian army was making a major offensive to capture Chasiv Yar. The head of the army of eastern Ukraine said that 20,000 to 25,000 Russian soldiers are trying to capture the hilltop city and the surrounding areas. Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the Kremlin wanted to capture Tsassufya before Russia celebrates the “Victory Day” of the Soviet Union in World War II, that is, May 9.
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2024-04-24 08:41:51
