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Donetsk region, UkraineFebruary 28 (Reuters) – Russia forces of Ukraine continuing their attacks in the east, they are trying to besiege the small mining town of Bakhmut.
Ukraine The battle line stretched from Kupyansk, home to a regional railway junction, through Bakhmut and south to Shakhtarsk in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, the army said early Tuesday.
“The number of enemy personnel is increasing”, – of Ukraine General Staff said. Apart from Bakhmut itself, six settlements near Donetsk were hit by Russian fire.
President Vladimir Zelensky On Monday, he called the situation around Bachmut increasingly difficult.
“The enemy is constantly destroying everything that can be used to protect our positions for fortification and defense. Our soldiers who defend the area around Bakhmut are real heroes”, – Zelensky said.
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In Donetsk region, Ukrainian soldiers hunkered down in muddy trenches after a sudden warm weather thawed the frozen ground on Monday.
“Both sides stand their ground because, as you can see, spring means mud. Therefore, it is impossible to move forward,” said the 59-year-old of Ukraine the commander of a front-line rocket launcher battery watches the firing coordinates by looking at a tablet screen.
The spring thaw, known as Rasputitsa, of armies Ukraine and the West Russia has a history of invading their lands, destroying plans to turn roads into rivers and fields into impenetrable swamps.
Reuters several military saw the car stuck in the mud. In a trench cut deep into the ground in a zigzag pattern, Vladimir, a 25-year-old platoon commander, said his men were ready to operate in any weather.
“When we’re given a target, that means we have to destroy it.”
Russia Attempts to besiege Bakhmut, forcing Ukraine to withdraw its garrison. It would give Moscow its first major prize in more than half a year after a brutal Russian offensive began on frozen ground in one of the bloodiest phases of the war so far.
SLOW PROGRESS
Its forces have been supplemented by hundreds of thousands of reservists called up late last year, as Russia ramps up its offensive in several areas along the eastern front. Western countries say several Russian attacks have failed at great cost.
But Moscow troops advanced north and south of Bakhmut, attempting to cut off Ukrainian forces inside the ruined city, which once held about 75,000 people.
“Fierce fighting is going on there. The command is doing everything possible to prevent the enemy from advancing through our territory,” – eastern Ukraine military Serhiy Cherevatyi, the spokesman of the command, told Ukrainian television.
Moscow, in turn, destroyed the Ukrainian ammunition depot near Bakhmut, USA claimed to have shot down missiles and Ukrainian drones. Reuters could not confirm the battlefield reports.
Yellen in Kiev
USAFinance Minister Janet Yellen to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine trip became the last high-ranking Western official to Zelensky and promised aid and more measures to isolate Russia after meetings with other officials. Its leader, the president Cho Biden he went there a week ago to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“America will stand by Ukraine as long as it takes,” Yellen told Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmykhal Monday in a sandbag-covered Cabinet office.
The latest from Yellen Washington, 9.9 billion the first 1.25 from the economic and budget aid billion announced that the dollar had been transferred and USA visited a school where teachers’ salaries are paid with budget support.
He also supported the completion of a fully funded program for Ukraine with the International Monetary Fund by the end of March.
of Ukraine military its forces have focused mostly on holding defensive positions in recent weeks, but are expected to attempt a counteroffensive later this year using new weapons promised by the West.
Zelensky again pushed for F-16 fighters, which Western allies are unwilling to provide.
“Our pilots, anti-aircraft units and other specialists of the HHQ are doing an excellent job,” Zelensky said in a radio address at night. “However, we will be able to fully protect our skies when aviation taboos are completely removed in relations with our partners.”
The anniversary of the war on February 24 saw both sides attempt to demonstrate their resolve to fight for a second year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin He gave a keynote speech in which he renounced the remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, but made no major initiatives to change the course of the war.
to Kiev trip who did and gave a unique speech in Warsaw Biden surprised him.
Outnumbered Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack on the capital early in the war and later retook significant territory. Russia still occupies about a fifth of Ukraine, which it claims to have annexed.
By Reuters report; Written by Peter Graff and Doina Chiacu; Edited by Grant McCool and Stephen Coates
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2023-02-28 05:23:52
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