According to information from Russian war correspondents, after Ivanivska fell and the Russian army pushed assault units close to Chasov Yar, Ukrainian units defending the town of Bogdanovka are fleeing to avoid the risk of being annexed. surround from behind.
Specifically, Ukrainian troops retreated along highway O0532 from Bogdanovka to more fortified defensive positions on the outskirts of Chasov Yar. Meanwhile, the Russian army is also putting pressure on the town of Krasnogorivka to create a pincer position to surround Ukrainian defense forces in the Donetsk area.
The war situation at Avdeevka also made a lot of progress for the Russian side, as the attacks approached Northern Berdychi, although this position was defended by elite Ukrainian units. Fierce fighting is going on in the town.
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| After the fortified defense line in Donetsk collapsed, Ukraine has not found a way to block Russia's attack capabilities. Photo: Getty |
Ukrainian defense forces were deployed along the Berdychi – Semyonovka – Orlivka – Tonenke line west of Avdeevka, but the collapse of the key villages of Tonenke and Orlivka west of Avdeevka made this defense line almost ineffective. .
In case the peripheral defense line of Avdeevka collapses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is strengthening its forces to prepare new temporary defense lines near Novobakhmutovka and Ocheretino. Many Ukrainian troop and weapon movements have been recorded in this area. Thereby, it can help AFU stabilize the formation before taking proactive counter-attack actions later.
Meanwhile, Strana.ua newspaper published that many Ukrainian experts assessed when the Russian Army might launch a large-scale attack. Leader of the Mukachevo District State Administration (RSA) Sergei Gaidai said that the Russian Army has gathered enough resources and will soon launch a major attack in the near future.
Mr. Sergei Gaidai refused to give a specific date because the media could reveal Ukraine's defense plans. “But this is in the near future, there is very little time left before the Russians act,” Mr. Sergei Gaidai emphasized.
He added that the Russian military is amassing forces and means for offensive operations, while Ukraine is not receiving some modern weapons and air defense systems due to delays in aid approvals. military from America.
The New York Times reported that the Russian Army is conducting an attack along the entire front line, from Northern Ukraine to the southern regions, forcing the AFU to deploy reserve forces to avoid the risk of battle. .
Regarding the conflict, Vice Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Dmitry Razumkov said that according to the new Law on General Conscription, Ukrainians can start receiving calls to join the army at the age of 18.
“If a person undergoes basic military training at the age of 18, he will receive military specialization, registration and this will lead to the fact that the military recruitment agency can call this worker into the army team", Mr. Dmitry Razumkov said.
As part of the new mobilization law, Kiev also proposed to exempt 30% of officials and 70% of the police force from being sent to the front.
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| Although the sabotage groups have been repelled, Belgorod is still continuously shelled by Ukraine. Photo: Reuters |
According to the publication Strana.ua, in Ukraine, young people are trying not to leave their homes so as not to receive a draft call and go to the front line. According to draft dodgers, they wanted to "live their own lives" and not have to spend months or years at the front with the possibility of losing their lives at any time.
On the morning of March 26, AFU continued to attack the territory of the Belgorod region with rockets. According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, at least two rockets of the Grad rocket artillery system were shot down by the air defense system.
Previously, the Russian air defense system also successfully intercepted 13 Vampire rocket artillery shells in Belgorod. Governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that night shelling in this region injured two people and damaged 2 private residential buildings and outbuildings.
