Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on situation in Donbas: Russians suffer great losse…

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine worked in Ukraine’s east for three days with the brigades which are holding the defence on the Kharkiv and Toretsk fronts.

He stated the main tasks was to assess the situation in the combat zone, analyse the efficiency of performing combat actions, solving the issues connected with supplying the units with ammunition, UAVs, radio-electronic warfare systems and assisting the commanders in the organisation of combat action.

Syrskyi noted that combat action of various degrees of intensity is ongoing on all the fronts where the Russian offensive continues. In some areas, at the cost of considerable losses, the Russians did achieve minor success.

“The enemy keeps concentrating their efforts on the Pokrovsk front, deploying their most experienced assault units in an attempt to breach Ukrainian defences on the Zelanne, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk axis. Heavy fighting is ongoing on the Kupiansk front near the settlements of Pishchane, Stelmakhivka and Makiivka but we hold our positions,” Syrskyi said.

He added that the situation on the Siversk front is complicated. The Russians are actively using artillery and conducting assaults, but to no avail. Heavy fighting is also ongoing near a canal on the approaches to the settlement of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, without either of the sides changing their positions.

In addition to this, the Russians are attacking the positions of the Defence Forces near the settlements of Niu-York, Pivdenne and Zalizlne. On the Kharkiv front l, heavy fighting is ongoing near the settlements of Hlyboke and Vovchansk, but Russian forces have no success there and suffer significant losses.

“During intense combat actions the tactical positions of troops can change several times a day. As of now, there have been no considerable changes.”

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