Situation in Ukraine's east is worsening, Russia surging because of U.S. aid delay - Zelenskyy
The situation on the Donetsk front has become "increasingly dire" as Russian confidence surges due to the delay in U.S. assistance to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on April 14.
"The fact that sanctions against Russia are still circumvented and that we in Ukraine have been waiting for months for vital support, waiting for a vote in Congress, indicates that terrorist confidence has been growing for months," he said.
While Ukraine has seen its assistance curtailed by the Republican-led House in the U.S., Russia continues to receive dozens of foreign components for missile and drone production, Zelenskyy said.
Modern air defense systems are currently capable of protecting lives, as demonstrated in Israel which, along with allies, shot down over 300 Iranian missiles and drones, he added.
Israel and its allies eliminated 99% of over 300 aerial targets launched by Iran on April 14.
Situation on the Donetsk front
Russians are resorting to tactics that helped them capture Avdiivka in an attempt to advance towards Chasiv Yar – a city west of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian defenders' positions are heavily targeted with artillery and fire from Russian aircraft and helicopters, the Institute for the Study of War reported on April 10.
The situation on the Eastern front has significantly worsened in recent days, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, said on April 13.
The monitoring portal DeepState reported that Russians had occupied the village of Bohdanivka and advanced near Chasiv Yar. However, the Defense Ministry refuted reports of Bohdanivka's occupation.
Russia's top military leadership has tasked its soldiers with capturing Chasiv Yar by May 9.
The enemy is concentrating efforts to breach the defense and advance towards the Siversky Donets – Donbas canal to create conditions for further progress towards Kramatorsk, Syrsky announced on April 14.
The Russians are trying to advance further west of Bakhmut, but the defense forces are thwarting these plans, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
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