Reuters:
'POST-APOCALYPTIC'
On the battlefield, Russian shelling forced a nearly full shutdown of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, just 90 km (56 miles) southwest of the besieged Bakhmut, the top regional official said on Sunday.
"I am sad to say this, but Avdiivka is becoming more and more like a place from post-apocalyptic movies," said Vitaliy Barabash, head of the city's military administration head.
Russian shelling targeted two high-rise buildings in Avdiivka, 10 km (6 miles) from the northern outskirts of the city of Donetsk that has been under Moscow's control since 2014.
Last week, the Ukrainian military warned that Avdiivka could become a "second Bakhmut" - which has been reduced to rubble in fierce fighting that both sides have called a "meat grinder".
Russia is pressing on with its assault on Bakhmut, while Ukrainian forces repelled more than 60 attacks in the past 24 hours across the eastern front, some in the direction of Avdiivka, Ukraine's general staff said on Monday.
Bakhmut is a major target for Russia as it tries to fully capture Ukraine's industrialised Donbas region. Russian commanders had expressed confidence it would fall soon but such claims have tailed off amid heavy fighting.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces had struck military targets in the regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, causing significant Ukrainian casualties.
The ministry also said it had downed a Ukrainian drone south of Moscow on Sunday, adding three people were injured and apartment blocks were damaged in the drone attack.
Russia has said in the past that Ukrainian drones have flown into its territory and damaged civilian infrastructure, an assertion Kyiv denies.
Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports.
"I am sad to say this, but Avdiivka is becoming more and more like a place from post-apocalyptic movies," said Vitaliy Barabash, head of the city's military administration head.
Russian shelling targeted two high-rise buildings in Avdiivka, 10 km (6 miles) from the northern outskirts of the city of Donetsk that has been under Moscow's control since 2014.
Last week, the Ukrainian military warned that Avdiivka could become a "second Bakhmut" - which has been reduced to rubble in fierce fighting that both sides have called a "meat grinder".
Russia is pressing on with its assault on Bakhmut, while Ukrainian forces repelled more than 60 attacks in the past 24 hours across the eastern front, some in the direction of Avdiivka, Ukraine's general staff said on Monday.
Bakhmut is a major target for Russia as it tries to fully capture Ukraine's industrialised Donbas region. Russian commanders had expressed confidence it would fall soon but such claims have tailed off amid heavy fighting.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces had struck military targets in the regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, causing significant Ukrainian casualties.
The ministry also said it had downed a Ukrainian drone south of Moscow on Sunday, adding three people were injured and apartment blocks were damaged in the drone attack.
Russia has said in the past that Ukrainian drones have flown into its territory and damaged civilian infrastructure, an assertion Kyiv denies.
Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports.
Bakhmut will fall tomorrow or something like thereabouts....one of these days..or maybe one of these years .. so says the mighty RuZian military.
ReplyDeleteGlory to Ukraine !
Mfer, unfortunately for a known-nothing military dickhead like u, u would NEVER understand the golden doctrine of a military operation:
DeleteIf u keep the people but lost the land, then u might win back the land. If u keep the land but lost the people, then u r totally lost the war.
存地失人，人地皆失；存人失地，人地皆存
Ukraine chose to fight in Bakhmut, in spite of Yanks and Brits advice to them that it was better to withdraw.
DeleteThe Ukrainian military tallied up the costs and benefits....it was costing Russia's Wagner and Military much, much more than Ukraine in casualties, dead and wounded as well as materiel.
Watch how the Wagner and Russian military offensive run out of steam around Bakhmut.
Even the Super, Super, Super, Mighty , Mighty, Mighty Russian army eventually runs short of of men and material if it keeps trying to attack without success..
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DeleteYr farted 1001 nights of Ukraine lies as foretold by yr favourite demoNcratic media!