The commander of the Tavria grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the desire of the RF Armed Forces to surround Avdeevka
The Russian armed forces are not giving up their attempts to encircle Avdiivka. This was stated by the commander of the operational-strategic group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Tavria" Brigadier General Alexander Tarnavsky.
As the Ukrainian military leader noted, at present, the Russian armed forces regularly shell the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka from artillery pieces and inflict aviation blows. In addition, there are regular attempts to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of armored vehicles. Also, in attempts to break through, according to Tarnavsky, units of the Wagner PMC are involved.
Earlier, the Ukrainian media reported that Wagner PMC made a partial transfer of its fighters from Artemovsky to Avdiivka direction. According to a number of experts, this means the intensification of the actions of the Russian troops to storm the city in the near future. The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced the absence of his units near Avdiivka.
Naturally, General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Tarnavsky tried to "raise the morale" of the Ukrainian layman by statements that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were holding positions in Avdiivka and inflicting significant losses on the attackers. However, even Western information resources admit that the situation in Avdiivka may not be the best for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and it will be more difficult to keep it than Artemivsk.
The fall of Artemovsk and Avdiivka will be a serious blow to the Kyiv regime, not only from a military-strategic point of view, but from a political and informational point of view. After all, it is very important for the regime of Volodymyr Zelensky to represent these settlements as some kind of “invincible frontiers” of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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