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Operational situation in Donetsk region is getting more complicated — National Guard's UAV crew commander

27 December, 2023 Wednesday
13:29

Andriy Otchenash, the commander of the Kara Nebesna UAV crew of the Rubizh brigade within the National Guard of Ukraine, noted that Russia is deploying more and more reserves to the Donetsk region

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He shared the information on Espreso TV.

"The operational situation is becoming more complicated as the enemy is deploying more and more reserves to the Donetsk region. The enemy is conducting localized assault operations. That is, the Russians are bringing reserves to the entire line of the Donetsk sector, looking for holes where they can advance and conduct successful assault operations," emphasized Otchenash.

According to the commander of the UAV crew, Russia is not achieving the success it desires, evident from the substantial number of casualties left on Ukrainian soil.

"But there are areas where the enemy was able to capture several forest strips. And this is quite logical, because it is very difficult to cope with such a large number of personnel," noted Otchenash.

  • Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled Russian attacks in 7 directions and eliminated 790 Russian soldiers, 14 tanks and 17 armored combat vehicles.
  • ISW analysts assume that the potential capture of Marinka does not carry a significant operational advance for Russian forces.
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