Defense forces withdraw to western outskirts of Lastochkine in Donetsk region
Ukrainian Defense Forces have withdrawn to the western outskirts of Lastochkine in the Avdiivka sector. The village borders on the western outskirts of Avdiivka, including the Avdiivka Coke Plant.
This was reported to hromadske by Dmytro Lykhovii, spokesperson for the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops.
As noted, the Ukrainian military withdrew, taking up prepared defensive positions.
“Fierce fighting continues, the enemy is constantly using guided bombs, artillery, and FPV drones,” Likhovii said.
It should be noted that the day before, the DeepState monitoring platform said that Russian troops had occupied Lastochkine. The same statement was made by Russian military Telegram channels.
Ukrainian soldier of the 24th separate assault battalion “Aidar” Stanislav Buniatov said that the Defense Forces left Lastochkino to avoid blocking logical routes and to save personnel.
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View in Telegram.However, on the morning of February 25, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian military repelled 14 attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Lastochkine, Sieverne, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
In total, in the operational area of the Tavria Joint Forces Operation Center, the Russians conducted 2 air strikes, 6 missile attacks, 59 combat engagements, and 951 artillery attacks over the past day.
According to Tavria, the total losses of Russian troops in manpower over the past day amounted to 284 people and 22 pieces of equipment, not including UAVs. In particular, these include 3 tanks, 9 armored personnel carriers, 4 artillery systems, and 6 vehicles. Also, 212 UAVs of various types were neutralized or destroyed.