MOSCOW, August 17 The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to lose ground on the eastern front, The New York Times writes.
“The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to lose ground on their own territory. Ukrainian soldiers on the eastern front say the fighting there is not abating, and Russian troops still outnumber and outgun them,” the article says.
In the article, the journalists also noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to influence the situation on the front with an operation in the Kursk region are not giving them the desired results.
On Saturday, the Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops destroyed a Su-24 bomber, two Mi-8 helicopters and one Mi-17 of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as two HIMARS launchers.
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