The Ukrainian army said on Thursday that after months of hard fighting for the now heavily destroyed city of Avdiivka, it had to partially withdraw from its previous positions to “more advantageous positions”.
For days, military observers from both sides have consistently reported on the deteriorating situation of Ukrainian forces in and around Avdiivka. The garrison’s supply corridor had shrunk to less than three miles after months of fighting. The main supply route had almost been reached by Russian forces and there was a risk that the Ukrainian units would be encircled. Nearly a thousand civilians are said to still be holding out in the badly destroyed industrial city in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
Russian missiles hit much of Ukraine
Russia had previously carried out massive missile attacks not only on Avdiivka, but on targets in almost all parts of Ukraine. Six people were injured, infrastructure facilities were affected and residential and commercial buildings were damaged.
The capital Kiev in particular was attacked from various directions. There was no damage or injuries. An infrastructure object was hit in Lviv, in western Ukraine. Two people were injured and the windows of several residential buildings were broken by the pressure wave. A school was also damaged.
The Zaporizhia region in the southeast of the country also reported hits. Four people were injured and an infrastructure object, a school and a shop were damaged. Oleh Synyehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported a rocket hit in Chuhuiv. A 67-year-old woman was killed. There were also explosions in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Russia reports deaths in attack on Belgorod
Russia reported another attack on a shopping center in the southern Russian city of Belgorod, which left six dead. Russian television showed rescue workers rushing to help the wounded. The Kremlin said air defenses shot down 14 Ukrainian missiles over the Belgorod region.
In addition, an oil depot in the southwestern Russian region of Kursk was attacked with drones. A fire broke out in the facility. There were no injuries.
Source: Krone
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