💥 Attack

Ukrainian drones have achieved significant battlefield advantage over Russian forces, with Ukrainian assault groups having 3-4:1 drone advantage and mechanized units having 6-10:1 advantage near Avdiivka.

June 5, 2024 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

One of them claimed that Ukrainian assault groups have a three- or four-to-one drone advantage over Russian assault units, while mechanized groups from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have a six- or even ten-to-one drone advantage over comparable Russian units.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia is continuing to push on the Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Kupiansk, and Kharkiv sectors, Syrskyi said after visiting the eastern front.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops stopped 9 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Kalynivka, Andriivka and Klishchiyivka in the Donetsk region.

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