Kyiv is still waiting for Western military aid!The Russian army has made significant progress in eastern Ukraine. The local Ukrainian army admits that the fighting situation is difficult | Russia-Ukraine War | Global

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the foreign aid package bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on the 23rd, and President Biden said he would sign it on the 24th. Before Western military aid arrives in Ukraine, the Russian army seems to be accelerating its offensive and has made significant progress in a narrow corridor in eastern Ukraine.

The Guardian reported that the Russian army reportedly advanced about 5 kilometers in 10 days and entered the village of Ocheretyne northwest of the important town of Avdiivka on the 21st. A video posted by a Russian military blogger showed a Russian flag flying over the war-torn village, while another video circulating online showed Russian troops raising their guns and shouting slogans.

Ukrainian troops retreated from Afdiivka in February and have been trying to establish new defense lines in settlements along the Durna River, but Russian reinforcements have continued to advance in recent weeks, using air-launched glide bombs to crush Ukrainian forces. Military bunker. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Ukrainian troops dispersed and escaped from Ocheretinye and came under heavy shelling. The video shows that the local administrative building has been destroyed, windows have been blown out, the streets are full of rubble, and civilians seem to have left.

Ocheretny once had a population of 3,000 people. It was also a local railway and road hub and was located at the intersection of the defense network. The capture of this place means that the Russian army has successfully bypassed the northern flank of the forward line recently built by the Ukrainian army, including minefields and trenches.

The headquarters of Ukraine’s regional armed forces acknowledged the difficulty of the situation, saying that the Russian army was using “an entire arsenal of weapons against our forces,” including chemical weapons. According to them, the Russian army has occupied some buildings and also controlled the southern area of ​​Ocheretny. It is also said that “most of the village” is still in the hands of the Ukrainian army and the situation is under control.

According to reports, the Russian army is currently about 30 kilometers away from Pokrovsk, the main garrison city of the Ukrainian army in the region. The Ukrainian army uses Pokrovsk for the rotation of officers, soldiers and equipment, and the area seems to be Russia’s next destination. combat objectives.

Further north, the Russian army was conducting a large-scale offensive to capture Chasiv Yar. Ukraine’s eastern military command said that 20,000 to 25,000 Russian troops are trying to capture the hilltop town and surrounding areas. Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed that the Kremlin wanted to capture Tsassufya before Russia commemorates the Soviet Union’s “Victory Day” in World War II, that is, May 9.