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The Russian military advanced in several directions and inflicted some serious losses on Kiev forces over the last few days.
On June 9, the settlement of Staromayorskoye in the Donetsk direction was liberated by the Russian military, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“Battlegroup East units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Staromayorskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said in a statement on June 10.
Also on June 10, Donetsk Head Denis Pushilin told TASS that the Russian military was demonstrating major advances in the Avdeevka area.
“The Avdeevka direction is, undoubtedly, an area where we see the most intensive advance,” the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic said.
The Russian military recently liberated the settlements of Netailovo and Umanskoye and improved their frontline positions in the Ocheretino direction, he specified.
“Umanskoye and Netailovo are small communities but are important in terms of more advantageous positions and are a major component in ensuring security in the operational direction,” Pushilin said.
He added that the Russian military also had successes close to the area Chasov Yar, which is known to be a major hub of Kiev forces.
“We see an improvement in frontline positions near Chasov Yar actually every day. All this is gained through enormous efforts and the situation is uneasy but our units are moving forward and liberating territories,” Pushilin said.
Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to Pushilin, told TASS on the same day that Kiev forces sustained over 1,000 casualties while attempting to hold the line in eastern Chasov Yar, with the bulk of that area being controlled by the Russian military.
“The eastern part of Chasov Yar was the so-called gray area for a certain time. Then Ukrainian armed formations attempted to hold the line there as they tried to push in or strengthen their positions. That defense cost them more than 1,000 irretrievable losses,” Kimakovsky said as he described the figure as ball-park, based on an objective analysis. “That area is almost fully controlled by our forces now,” he added.
According to him, pressure on Ukrainian troops has intensified in the southern, southwestern and southeastern parts of Chasov Yar.
On June 11, the Russian MoD reported more gains. The ministry said that the Russian military liberated the settlement of Artyomovka in the Lugansk direction and the settlement of Timkovka in the direction of Kharkov over the past day.
“In their active operations, Battlegroup West units liberated the settlements of Artyomovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Timkovka in the Kharkov Region,” the ministry said in a statement.
On June 12, the Russian military’s Sever Group of Forces said that its troops were advancing deeper into Ukrainian defenses.
“There’s ongoing movement deeper into the enemy’s defenses. Strikes were delivered at the Ukrainian 42nd Mechanized Brigade and the 36th Marines Brigade in the areas of Glubokoye and Tikhoye,” Yaroslav Yakimkin, a spokesman for the group, said.
Two counter-attacks by assault groups from the 13th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard were repulsed, according to the spokesman, who also noted that Kiev forces lost more than 265 troops. A field ammunition depot was destroyed, according to him.
In addition, videos posted to social networks between June 9 and 12 showed several recent Russian air and artillery strikes on Kiev forces in the directions of Donetsk, Lugansk and Kharkiv.
Overall, Kiev forces are still struggling to stop the advance of the Russian military in all directions. The situation will likely get even worse for Ukraine as Western arms supplies are slowly drying down and the shortage of manpower in the country is becoming a real issue.
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