Ukrainian troops retreat before Russian troops advance in eastern Ukraine

ukrainian soldier they retreated From a village in the east of the country, an army spokesman reported on Monday Two years after the war, Russian forces have shown an edge in personnel and ammunition on the battlefield.

Army spokesman Dmytro Likhovy said on national television that the latest blow to Kiev’s troops came in the village of Lastochyne.

Lastochkine is located west of Avdiivka, a suburb of Donetsk city that Kremlin forces captured on February 18 after four months of fighting.

The Russian Defense Ministry indicated that its troops “he released, Lastochkyne,

Russian State News Agency RIA Novosti It quoted local commander Andrei Mordvichev as saying that the troops have pushed the Ukrainian army back 10 kilometers and are continuing their offensive. The agency said a major supply route from Ukraine passes through Lastochinya.

It was not possible to independently verify each side’s claims.

Although this is not a major loss in itself, The abandonment of the village reflects the challenges Ukraine faces on the battlefield.

Western analysts say the Russians are striking on four parallel axes in the northeast, aiming to penetrate deep into the western part of the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region and the Kharkiv region to its north.

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Ruston Umerov complained on Sunday that half of Western military support has been promised to Ukraine. Does not reach on time. This makes proper military planning difficult and ultimately leads to loss of soldiers’ lives, he said.

Western leaders have vowed to support Ukraine as long as necessary to defeat Russia, and Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov arrived in Kiev on Monday to show his support.

More than 20 European heads of state, government and other Western officials will meet in Paris on Monday to discuss the war, which French President Emmanuel Macron has called a “crucial” turning point. He claims that Kiev needs more military resources and will likely need them for a long time.

US President Joe Biden is also trying to remove obstacles to providing more aid to Ukraine by summoning four top congressional leaders to the White House on Tuesday.

(With information from AP)