2024-04-28 11:32:00
Russia claimed on Sunday April 28 that it had captured a new village on the Eastern Front, Novobakhmoutivka, in a sector where Moscow’s forces have made rapid advances over the past week against Ukrainian defense forces. “Through active operations, units of the Central Group of Forces liberated the village of Novobakhmutivka”located northwest of the town of Avdiivka captured by Moscow in February, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report.
The village is located near Ocherytne, quickly invaded this week by Russian forces who now control most of it according to observers, prompting criticism from Ukrainian military bloggers.
Telegram channel DeepState, close to the Ukrainian army and followed by more than 700,000 people, blamed the command of a unit deployed there, the 115th motorized brigade, for “defenses collapse across the region, causing heavy losses”. Ukrainian forces have been facing Russian pressure since the fall of Avdiivka, with Moscow’s forces eating their opponents out of men and ammunition.
The commander of the Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, admitted in mid-April that the situation on the Eastern Front had deteriorated. “very bad”. He claimed to have seen a “significant intensification” on Russian attacks since March, leading to “Tactical achievements”. In this context, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov predicted on Monday that the situation would worsen around mid-May and early June, which will be “hard time” for Ukraine.
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