Ukraine admits that the Russian army has captured the second largest power plant and is undergoing a large-scale army consolidation in the 3 areas of Ukraine

Ukraine acknowledged on the 27th that Vuhlehirsk, the second largest power plant in the east, has been captured by Russian forces, and Russian forces in the south are also being massively redeployed. Ukraine’s presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said Russia appeared to have changed tactics.

Archyde.com reported that pro-Russian forces announced earlier on the 27th that they had captured Uglegorsk, a coal-fired power plant in the eastern region of Ukraine, in their first major strategic victory in three weeks. Ugregorsk is the second largest power plant in Ukraine. It was built in the Soviet era and is only about 50 kilometers away from the city of Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk region; the city of Donetsk was before the war between Russia and Ukraine in February. Already in the hands of pro-Russian separatists.

Ukraine’s second-largest power plant in Uglegorsk emits black smoke in the distance. The Uglegorsk coal power plant fell into the hands of the Russian army on the 27th.Archyde.com

Ukraine has never immediately acknowledged the loss of an important stronghold, and this time was no exception. Later on the 27th, Ukrainian presidential adviser Arestovich admitted in the video that the Russian army had taken over the Uglegorsk coal power plant, “they (the Russian army) achieved a small tactical advantage and occupied Uglje. Gorsk”.

Arestovich said that the Russian army in the eastern Ukrainian region seems to be shifting from offensive to strategic defense, conducting tactical attacks to weaken the offensive capabilities of the Ukrainian army in the eastern industrial zone of Donetsk, “which will put us in a position where we cannot liberate. All land in our country and the situation that demands negotiations”.

After the Russian army captured Lysychansk in Lugank region (Lugank) earlier this month, it turned to attack Donetsk region; at that time, about 45% of the territory of Donetsk region was under the Russian army and pro-Russian forces are in control, but for three weeks, Russia has not made much progress in Donetsk Oblast, the state’s indicator towns Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Bakhmut ( Bakhmut) have not yet been reported to have fallen.

Although Arestovich said the Russian army had turned to “strategic defense”, the British Ministry of Defense analyzed last week that the Russian army was trying to make progress in Uglegorsk in order to let the troops south of Donetsk The attack resumed, and the Russian troops from Luhansk attacked Slavyansk and Kramatorsk from north to south.

Rescue workers walk in the town of Toretsk, Udon Donnetsk Oblast, after being shelled by Russian troops.Archyde.com

Ukraine vows to retake Hesson, Russian army moves towards Ukraine

Arestovich pointed out that the Russian army is now in the southeastern Ukraine in Melitopol (Melitopol), Zaporizhzhia (Zaporizhzhia), and Ukraine’s Kherson (Kherson) on a large scale; Ukraine National Security The secretary of the meeting, Oleksiy Danilov, also said that the Russian army was concentrating “the greatest number of troops” in the direction of Hesson, without giving details.

Ukraine has vowed to retake Hesson, which was occupied by Russian forces early in the war. Earlier on the 27th, the Ukrainian army shelled an important foreign bridge in Hesson, making the bridge impassable; the Russian side said that it would switch to pontoon bridges and ferries to allow troops to cross the river.