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Ukrainian Ground Forces Command Spokesperson Volodymyr Fityo noted Russian forces are bringing reserves to Bakhmut area to renew offensive operations.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Russian forces bringing reserves to Bakhmut area

The so-called 'court' of the terrorist group 'Donetsk People's Republic' sentenced three Ukrainian soldiers under trumped-up articles. Oleh Kolmychevskyi, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection service, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

In November 2023, the man became a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda and RIA Novosti.

He continues to promote a negative attitude toward Ukraine among his audience.

He is additionally charged with justifying and denying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine (Part 1 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Avdiivka is a microcosm of the Russian General Staff's wider failure to internalize and disseminate lessons learned by Russian forces during previous failed offensive efforts in Ukraine

Russian forces have launched similarly catastrophic infantry assaults involving armored vehicles in multiple sectors of the Ukrainian front since the start of the all-out war

Russian occupation forces have increased patrols and are conducting block-by-block searches, door-to-door visits, checking vehicles and pedestrians for pro-Ukrainian elements

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