Still waiting for the American aid voted on April 23 in Congress, Ukraine is going into survival mode. Admitting several “tactical successes” of the Russian army, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army admitted on Sunday that the situation on the front had “deteriorated”.
According to Oleksandr Syrsky, the Russian army “concentrated its efforts in several sectors, thus creating a significant advantage in terms of forces and means”, in order to “try to take the strategic initiative and break through the front line”.
Information to remember
⇒ Moscow claims the capture of a new village
⇒ kyiv repels around fifty attacks in the Donetsk region
⇒ Xi Jinping in France to discuss the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
kyiv repels Russian attacks
The Ukrainian army claimed this Monday, April 29, to have “repelled 55 attacks” in several localities in the Donetsk region. Among them Otcheretyne, where violent fighting was reported on Sunday. A village located north of the town of Avdiïvka, taken by Russian soldiers last February.
Since then, Moscow’s forces have advanced deeper into the Donetsk region. kyiv notably claimed that the enemy army had attempted “15 times to break through the defenses” of Ukrainian troops, thanks to “aircraft support”. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Syrsky, said on Sunday that his men had withdrawn to new defensive positions further west in certain sectors.
Moscow claims the capture of two new villages
On Sunday April 28, Moscow claimed the capture of the village of Novobakhmoutivka, in an area where Moscow’s forces have advanced rapidly over the past week in the face of a defensive Ukrainian army. “Through active operations, units of the Central Group of Forces liberated the village of Novobakhmutivka,” located northwest of the town of Avdiivka captured by Moscow in February, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its report daily.
The Russian army also claimed Monday the capture of a new village, Semenivka, located in a sector of the east of the country. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that it had “liberated” this locality, northwest of Avdiivka, a fortress town taken by Moscow in February.
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict at the center of Xi-Jinping’s visit to France
The Chinese president is expected in Paris on May 6 and 7. A visit which takes place on the occasion of 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and the Middle Kingdom.
According to information communicated by the Elysée, the war in Ukraine is among the main subjects that Emmanuel Macron intends to discuss with Xi Jinping. “The discussions will focus on international crises, primarily the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, trade issues, scientific, cultural and sporting cooperation. […]”, clarified the Castle.
Poland: lifting of blockages at border crossings with Ukraine
All road posts on the border between Poland and Ukraine have been unblocked, after months of blockades by transporters and farmers, denouncing in particular unfair competition from Kiev, we learned from the authorities on Monday Polish customs authorities.
“We can cross all the border crossings,” customs spokesperson in Lublin, Michal Derus, told AFP after the Hrebenne post was unblocked during the night from Sunday to Monday.