The humanitarian situation in Vugledar is extremely difficult,
It is unclear if Russian forces will make rapid gains beyond Vugledar in the immediate future,
These are very hard days. Very!”
The higher command authorized a manoeuvre to withdraw units from Vuhledar in order to save personnel and military equipment and take up a position for further operations,
The enemy is already nearly in the centre of the city,
In extremely difficult conditions of the full-scale war under constant Russian strikes, Ukrainians were able to build a virtually new defense industry,
Political mutual trust between the two sides has continued to deepen, practical cooperation has achieved remarkable results,
In an attempt to take control of the city at any cost, (Russian) reserves were directed to carry out flanking attacks, which exhausted the defense of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the enemy’s actions, there arose a threat of encircling the city,
Today, the enemy is trying to concentrate forces and means to conduct assault operations,
The brigade has received no order to leave the city,
We will not be able to hold on in Vuhledar in these conditions,
The situation in Vuhledar is very difficult, it is the hardest because assaults have been going on for more than six months and the enemy is constantly rotating its ranks with fresh, trained forces,
Its defence was key to disrupting the enemy's faster and steeper advance in the Donetsk region. If it weren't for Vuhledar, if it weren't for our units there, I think it would be much more difficult now, for example, in the Kurakhiv direction,
It is very dangerous to stay in the region, and I stress once more the need for people to leave,