Russia's troops are advancing in the eastern Donetsk region as Kyiv awaits the arrival of much-needed US weapons that it hopes will stabilise the fragile front lines.
VOZDVYZHENKA - Ukraine's army leader admitted Sunday that Kyiv's position on the battlefield has worsened after Russian forces captured another village in the east, pressing their advantage in manpower and ammunition.
Ukrainian troops had"retreated" westwards to new defensive lines in a section of the front that runs past the city of Donetsk, controlled by pro-Russian forces since 2014. Russia's defence ministry earlier on Sunday claimed its troops had captured the village of Novobakhmutivka in the Donetsk region -- around 10 kilometres north of Avdiivka, which they seized in February.The stark assessment of the picture facing Ukrainian troops comes at the end of week of ups and downs for Kyiv.
"We're going a long way from here... I don't have time to talk because of the shelling," one of them told AFP, before climbing into the vehicle and speeding out of the village. Syrsky confirmed on Sunday that Russia had made some"tactical" progress in that part of the front, but said Moscow had not yet achieved what he called an"operational advantage".'PROBLEMS'"The breakthrough near Ocheretyne revealed a number of problems," the Deep State Telegram channel, with close links to the Ukrainian army, said in a post on Wednesday.
Leaders in Kyiv have warned the military outlook could worsen in the next few weeks, while shipments of US weapons are making their way to the front lines.
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