Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in the areas of Slavyansk and Konstantinovka – ISW

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Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in the areas of Slavyansk and Konstantinovka – ISW

The defense forces of Ukraine advanced in the Slavic and Konstantinovsky directions in the Donetsk region.

This was сообщает by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on April 30, informs the PromPolitInform  portal with reference to NV.

Footage published on the Web, geolocated by analysts, shows that the Ukrainian military recently advanced south of Kolodozov (northeast of Liman). ISW cites the statement of the spokesman for the 11th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Zaporozhets, who reported huge losses of the Russian army coming from Seversk, caused in particular by a flat relief.

The ISW also records the advance of the Ukrainian military in the tactical area of Konstantinovka – Druzhkovka. In particular, footage from April 30 indicates the advance of the Defense Forces in the eastern part of Konstantinovka after the invaders made a new attempt to infiltrate.

Ukrainian fighters took up positions northeast of Stepanovka (southwest of Konstantinovka), Russian invaders previously claimed control over this territory.

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War note an increase in Russian infantry attacks in the Konstantinovsky direction. According to Ukrainian officers operating in this direction, the invaders changed their tactics, sending individual servicemen into attacks at intervals.

The ISW also records the advance of Russians in the direction of Gulyaypol, Zaporizhzhya region, in particular in the area of Magic, where the invaders conducted infiltration missions against the backdrop of Ukrainian counterattacks. Russian milbloggers claim that the Russian army also advanced in the south of Gulyaypilsky.

Photo – from open sources