(Moscow) The Russian army claimed Sunday the capture of two small towns in eastern Ukraine, continuing to gain ground in certain parts of the front despite heavy losses, facing fewer Ukrainian forces.
“Units of the “West” group liberated the towns of Rozovka (Andriyevka in Ukrainian) and Peschanoe Nizhnye (Pishchane in Ukrainian),” the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report.
These small towns, very sparsely populated before the large-scale Russian attack in February 2022, are located respectively in the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, about fifteen kilometers from each other.
The Ukrainian army, short of men and firepower, has been facing Russian attacks since last autumn along the front line, which stretches for nearly 1,000 km.
In the East, Russian forces have captured several small towns in recent weeks. In the Donetsk region, they are currently pushing towards the cities of New York and Toretsk.
These attacks, which are very costly in terms of soldiers and equipment, have not, for the time being, allowed a major breakthrough capable of radically changing the situation on the front.