War in Ukraine: the new army commander considers the situation “extremely complex”
The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armies, Oleksandr Syrsky, announced this Wednesday, February 14, that he had traveled to the hottest areas of the Eastern Front with the Minister of Defense, Roustem Oumerov, to assess the situation on the ground. “
extremely complex and tense
”.
General Oleksandr Sysrsky in Soledar on January 8, 2023. AP - Roman Chop
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The Russian occupiers continue to increase their efforts and outnumber
the Ukrainian forces,” Oleksandr Syrsky said on Telegram, as Ukraine
struggles
to replenish the ranks of its army and the American military aid the country receives needed to face the Russians remains blocked. “
We are doing everything possible to prevent the enemy from advancing on our territory and to hold our positions
,” underlined the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armies. “
We are taking all possible measures to minimize our losses and save the lives of our soldiers
,” he said.
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The Ukrainian army also claimed on Wednesday to have “
destroyed
” a Russian warship off the coast of southern Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula in the Black Sea annexed by Russia in 2014.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine together with military intelligence units destroyed a large landing ship
Caesar Kunikov,” the Army General Staff said on Telegram.
Use of naval drones
The Ukrainian military intelligence department (GUR) for its part claimed to have used Ukrainian naval drones, Magura V5, to strike the boat near the coastal town of Alupka and cause “
critical holes
” in its left side after which the boat “
began to sink
”. According to the GUR, it is one of the “
newest
” Russian vessels capable of accommodating 87 crew members and which had been used by
Russia
in its wars against Georgia in 2008 and in Syria more recently.
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The Russian Defense Ministry, for its part, did not communicate on this subject, but claimed to have shot down six Ukrainian drones “
over the waters of the Black Sea
”. The Rybar Telegram channel, close to the Russian army and followed by more than a million people, declared that the Ukrainian strike was carried out using naval drones. “
The extent of the damage is unknown
,” the channel added.
(
With
AFP)
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