Tavria joint forces command issued a statement denying Western media reports of hundreds of Ukrainian POWs captured at Avdiivka.
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Tavria joint forces command issued a statement denying Western media reports of hundreds of Ukrainian POWs captured at Avdiivka.
Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was initiated in criminal cases over violation of the laws and customs of war (Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)
A pre-trial investigation was initiated in the criminal proceedings on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
It feels like we shoot only when we see a target, while their guns are firing 24/7
We often get only three shells to hit a target, whereas they can easily fire 20 shells at one target
Chaplain Sergiy Budovy started receiving a tattoo in a dugout in the Donetsk region.
The White House attributed the loss of Avdiivka to inaction by the US Congress.
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Source story: day-728-2024-02-22