In accordance with a current intelligence replace tweeted by the UK Ministry of Defence, Russian forces have doubtless taken management of the village of Novooleksandrivka, located roughly 20km north of Avdiivka within the Donetsk oblast.
The world has skilled intense preventing all through 2024, with Russian forces steadily advancing since capturing Avdiivka in February 2024.
The seize of Novooleksandrivka brings Russian forces nearer to the T-05-04 street, a crucial provide route for Ukrainian forces positioned additional east.
The Ministry of Defence experiences that it’s extremely doubtless that the village of Vozdvyzhenka will probably be Russia’s subsequent goal as they intention to chop off the street and disrupt Ukrainian logistics.
Newest Defence Intelligence replace on the scenario in Ukraine – 18 June 2024.
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