The Russian army seized control of the town of Vodyane on the Avdiivka axis yesterday, Friday, located approximately five kilometers from the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that military units liberated the town of Vodyane in the Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as taking control of more strategic positions.

Additionally, it was mentioned that Russian forces used airstrikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems to target the human force and equipment of six Ukrainian army divisions.

Furthermore, the Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that its forces repelled 39 counterattacks by Ukrainian forces in areas such as Semenivka, Novhorodske, Pervomaiske, Tonenka, Umanskoye, and Perfomaiskoye in Donetsk.
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The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that its forces destroyed 236 Ukrainian drones within a day, while the daily losses of the Ukrainian army reached about 930 soldiers.

The ministry said in its daily statement that about 25 Ukrainian military personnel were killed on the Kopyiansk axis.

On the Donetsk axis, units of the “South” group of forces captured more suitable positions, repelling 4 counterattacks, while Ukrainian losses exceeded 480 soldiers.

Units of the “center” forces group also improved their tactical position and repelled 11 counterattacks, with enemy losses amounting to about 240 military personnel, on the Avdiivka axis.

On the axis south of Donetsk, units of the “East” group of forces improved their position along the front line, and the enemy there lost about 110 military personnel, according to the statement.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced significant human losses within the ranks of the Ukrainian forces, amounting to approximately 1230 soldiers in the past twenty-four hours.

The ministry statement reported that Russian forces conducted strikes against Ukrainian forces in the areas of Ternovaya and Gatyshi in the Kharkov region, as well as Radianskoye in the Sumy province.

These strikes resulted in casualties and the destruction of military equipment, including self-propelled artillery such as the American-made “M109” and the electronic warfare station “Nota”.

The statement also indicated Russian forces’ progress in the Kupyansk area and other areas in Kharkov and Lugansk, where they managed to inflict damage on Ukrainian mechanized infantry equipment and multiple infantry brigades.
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A senior Ukrainian security official says Russia is intensifying its strikes on Ukraine’s railway network with the aim of “crippling” the military supplies, including Western aid.

The Ukrainian official explained that these strikes come as part of conventional measures ahead of a major offensive expected in the coming weeks, with a focus on “paralyzing supplies and transporting military shipments.”

For its part, the Russian military confirmed on Friday that it had bombed “a train carrying Western weapons and military equipment” in the town of Odachny in the Donetsk region (east), as well as military “troops and equipment” in Balaklya.

The strikes on Ukraine’s rail network come as the United States has resumed aid to Ukraine, which had been frozen due to disagreements between Republicans and Democrats.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an immediate $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the first of about $61 billion earmarked for Ukraine’s military support.

In a related context, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at a meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member states in Astana, said: “(NATO) forces have come very close to the Russian borders and created additional threats to military security, I want to emphasize that it is not us, but they who came to us and this shows once again that we cannot trust the Westerners, now they reproach us and say that if Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, we will attack the NATO countries.”
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The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that the Russian army was able to completely liberate the town of Berdichi in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

“Units of the (Russian) Center Group forces, as a result of active operations, have completely liberated the town of Berdichi of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” a ministry statement said.

The town of Berdichi on the outskirts of Avdiivka is located on the main road used by the Ukrainian army to supply its forces.

The capture of the town significantly disrupts the logistics of Ukrainian forces, facilitating the Russian army’s advance towards Novoselovka and access to the Volcia River, where one of the main defensive lines of the Ukrainian armed forces is located.

The Russian special military operation, which began on February 24, 2022, has entered its third year, and aims to protect the population of Donbass, who have been persecuted and exterminated by the Kiev regime, for years.

The Russian operation resulted in the destruction of many military equipment on which the West depended, including German Leopard 2 tanks, American and British armored vehicles, as well as tanks and other vehicles provided by NATO countries, which were destined to be destroyed by Russian strikes.
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The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its forces had completed their capture of the town of Ocheretine in Donetsk, inflicting heavy losses on the Ukrainian army.

According to a statement issued by the ministry, Russian forces succeeded in eliminating a Western-made missile depot near Odessa and inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian army estimated at about 1,155 soldiers during the past twenty-four hours.

The statement pointed out that the forces of the “Center Group” completely liberated the town of Ocheretine and repelled several counterattacks, resulting in losses in the ranks of the Ukrainian army estimated at about 380 soldiers, and the destruction of multiple war equipment, including the US Abrams tank.

Ocheretine occupies a privileged geographical location on high terrain, which gives it strategic importance that Russian forces can use as a springboard to expand their offensive operations on two vital axes in the region.

The liberation of the town also provides an opportunity to cut off the main logistical routes of Ukrainian forces, isolating units and weakening their ability to move and resupply.
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The Russian army was able to control the town of Progress in Donetsk Province, as part of a series of successes achieved by the Russians in the region in recent days.

Reports indicated that the Russian army is now controlling “by fire” the main road linking Konstantinivka and Ugladar, which is tightening the noose on the Ukrainian forces and bringing the Russian army closer to full control of the highway.

In addition to Progress, the Russian army was able to control the town of Ivanodarevka, and it became less than 8 kilometers from the city of Seversk.
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The “New York Times” reported that the fighters of the Ukrainian 41st Mechanized Brigade, who were transferred from the Chasov Yar area to Toretsk in Donetsk before the Russian army’s attack, lost their way due to poor communications and delayed orders.

The newspaper’s sources explained that the transferred soldiers were ignorant of the terrain of the new area, in addition to receiving orders from the command that they described as “meaningless,” which ultimately led to them leaving their positions after several days.

In a related context, the Russian Defense Ministry announced earlier that units of the “Center” group of forces improved the situation along the front line and were able to defeat Ukrainian forces in the areas of Toretsk, Grodovka, Orlovka and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
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