As Ukraine enters the winter in earnest, President Zelensky said the country is facing difficult defensive operations in the east under harsh weather conditions, while stressing that it continues to reverse its offensive in the south.
As Russia continues its military invasion of Ukraine and intensifies its offensive in the east, President Zelensky revealed on social media on the 22nd that Russia is facing a difficult defensive operation in the eastern Donetsk Oblast under severe weather conditions.
Regarding Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, which Russia is aiming to seize, the Ukrainian National Police posted on SNS on the 22nd, "The remaining 1300,22 residents of the city are in a desperate state because there is no electricity, heating, or water, and shelling has not stopped even in the cold."
The commander of the front line of the Ukrainian army claimed on the 22nd that 'the Russian army has significantly increased the number of air strikes, but is firmly defending the Avdiivka direction,' but the Russian army is willing to sacrifice soldiers and is strengthening the offensive, and it seems that fierce fighting continues.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have secured multiple bases on the east bank of the Dnipro River, which is occupied by the Russian side in the southern Kherson Oblast, and President Zelensky also emphasized on SNS on the 22nd that he is continuing a reverse offensive in the south.
The British Ministry of Defense also analyzed on the <>nd that Ukrainian troops are protecting their base around the settlement of Klinki on the east bank of the Dnipro River and fighting with Russian troops continues.