The length of the frontline has been cut by 35 kilometers over the past several months due to actions of the Ukrainain forces, the Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Tuesday.
“The frontline is currently 1,218 kilometers long. This figure changes periodically. Just a month ago, the length of active combat zones was 1,253 kilometers. It has now decreased thanks to the actions of Ukrainian troops,” Syrskyi said in a media briefing.
The top commander said Russian forces were advancing at a rate of 1.5 to 4.5 kilometers per month in certain directions, especially in embattled Pokrovsk city in eastern Donetsk region. Stressing that Russia loses over 1,000 soldiers on a daily basis, adding that losses inflicted on Russian forces by Ukrainian drone systems in November reached about record 24,000 personnel. Syrskyi said with such losses such progress is negligible.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of Ukrainain Amred forces reported that a total of 164 combat clashes took place on Tuesday with Russian troops launching 40 airstrikes, dropping 109 glide bombs. Russians also used 3,313 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,994 attacks on positions of our troops and settlements, according to the General Staff’s statement.
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