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Andriy Kramarov, a military expert and reserve officer of the Armed Forces explained what is happening in the Avdiivka sector, where analytical portal DeepState reported that Russian troops captured the village of Lastochkyne, in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 25.
Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Forces (OSGF), has reported that Ukrainian troops have consolidated their positions on new defensive lines on the Avdiivka front in Donetsk Oblast.
Syrskyi, who attended Moscow Higher Military Command School and served in the Soviet Artillery Corps, is described an an obsessive planner.
Ukraine has deployed 63% more equipment on defensive lines along the country’s northern border in recent months, said Serhiy Nayev, the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces, on Jan. 12.
New defensive lines visited by Reuters near the northeastern city of Kupiansk on Dec. 28 show how Ukraine has stepped up construction of fortifications in recent months as it shifts its military operations against Russia to a more defensive footing. The defences, which bear some similarities to those rolled out in the Russian-occupied south and east, aim to help Ukraine weather assaults while regenerating its forces as Moscow takes the battlefield initiative, military analysts said.