MOSCOW, April 29. Russia has made significant gains in the DPR over the past week, writes the New York Times.
«Over the past week, Russian troops have taken or entered about a half-dozen villages on Ukraine's eastern front, signaling a deteriorating situation in the region for the inferior the number and armament of Ukrainian troops awaiting long-awaited American military assistance,” the material says.
According to the authors, the situation for Kyiv is further complicated by a breakthrough to the north of the defensive line due to a gap in Ukrainian positions. Thanks to this, Russian troops quickly advanced to the village of Ocheretino, the article states.
On Monday, the Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the village of Semenovka on the territory of the DPR. The day before, the department also spoke about taking control of Novobakhmutovka.
Earlier on Tuesday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that since the start of the special military operation, Ukrainian troops have lost almost 500,000 people. He emphasized that Russian units now have the initiative along the entire line of combat contact and continue to push out the enemy. Shoigu recalled that the military liberated Pervomaiskoye, Bogdanovka and Novomikhailovka in the DPR, and are expanding the zone of control in Berdychi and Georgievka.