The Ukrainian army announced on Wednesday that it had driven Russian troops out of the village of Urozhayne in eastern Donetsk region, but at the same time admitted that the situation was worsening in the northeastern part of the front, where the Russian army is conducting combat operations. counterattacks, Reuters reports.

Ukrainian military man in Kupyansk, recently releasedPhoto: Kostiantyn Liberov / AP / Profimedia

Urozhane is the first village that Ukrainian forces managed to recapture after July 27, which shows how difficult it is for them to advance in front of Russian defense lines, well-protected minefields and powerful air support provided by Russian aviation to the infantry.

But the capture of this village brings Ukrainian troops closer to the village of Staromlynivka, located further south, which, according to military analysts, is a stronghold of the Russian army. The advance there confirms that the Ukrainian army is moving in the direction of the offensive towards the Sea of ​​Azov in order to isolate on land the Russian troops that occupied the southern part of Ukraine and Crimea. The harvest area is located approximately 90 kilometers from the Sea of ​​Azov.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not mention the loss of the village of Urozhayne in its daily report, only indicating that the Russian army is attacking Ukrainian troops in this area with artillery and aviation.

The Russians are trying to recapture Kupyansk

A few hours after Kyiv announced the return of this village, one of the main commanders of the Ukrainian army, General Oleksandr Sirskyi, warned that the situation at the front near the city of Kupyansk in the northeast of Kharkiv region is becoming increasingly difficult. . “Every day, the enemy tries to break through the defense of our troops, attacking from different directions the assault troops, formed mainly of convicts, with the aim of blocking and then capturing Kupiansk,” said the Ukrainian general.

Kupyansk is among the cities liberated last fall after the lightning offensive of the Ukrainian army on the Kharkiv region. Losing this city for the second time would deal a blow to the offensive tempo of the Ukrainian forces, at a time when the counteroffensive they have been conducting for more than two months in the south and east has not led to serious territorial gains, except for some villages, such as Urozhayne.

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