Defense forces have withdrawn from their positions in Urozhayne, Donetsk region. The command decided to withdraw in order to save personnel. This was reported on July 18 by the spokesman for the operational and strategic grouping of the Khortytsia troops, Nazar Voloshyn, UNN reports with reference to Suspilne Donbas.
Because the enemy had destroyed almost everything in Urozhayne, the defense forces retreated to other positions. A decision was made. It was made to save the lives and health of our servicemen who were holding the defense there
According to him, the decision to withdraw from Urozhayne was made because the positions of the Defense Forces, as well as the settlement itself, were destroyed by constant, combined and prolonged shelling by the Russian army.
The settlement itself was also almost completely destroyed by enemy shelling. The positions of the Ukrainian defenders were destroyed, and it was a threat to the lives of our military to keep the personnel there," emphasized the spokesman of the Khortytsia separate military unit.
According to Voloshyn, to achieve success in the destroyed settlements, the enemy suffers considerable losses every day. "They amount to more than one hundred killed, and the result is a destroyed settlement and a pile of corpses of Russian soldiers around it, who will not return home to their families