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After almost a year of stalemate, Ukraine was forced to abandon dozens of frontline settlements in spring 2024, with Russian troops holding a significant advantage in manpower and resources.

April 1, 2024 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda

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Russia (organization) Russian military (military_unit) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Special Operations Forces (military_unit) R-330Zh Zhitel (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) 53rd Brigade (military_unit) 25th Brigade (military_unit) T-72 tank (weapon_system) 150th Motor Rifle Division (military_unit) Petro Andriushchenko (person) Mariupol (location) Russian Federation (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukraine was forced to abandon dozens of frontline settlements this spring.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia first entered the city limits of Chasiv Yar in April 2024 and has been conducting slow, incremental advances since then at high cost in manpower and equipment.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol, reported two explosions in Livoberezhnyi and Kalmiuskyi districts.

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