2023-12-26 16:15:55
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zalushnyj has admitted a major withdrawal of his troops from the completely destroyed small town of Maryinka in the eastern Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian armed forces are in the northern part and new defense lines have been prepared outside Mariinka, the general said today in Kiev. The day before, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the capture of the city, which has been under dispute since February 2022.
At the same time, Saluzhny spoke of the possibility that Russian troops would manage to capture the city of Avdiivka, north of Donetsk, in “two to three months.” “We don’t have to cling to a particular settlement and make a show or mourn it,” he said. The defense will be maintained for as long as possible. However, it is more important for Kiev to save the soldiers for a later recapture.
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