On September 1, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, stated that Russian troops in Donbass are superior to Ukrainian troops in terms of personnel and equipment.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published this statement on his Telegram channel.
What Syrsky said about the situation in Donbass
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called Donbass “the direction of the main attack” of the Russian army and stated that the situation in this direction is difficult.
According to Syrsky, Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian ones in terms of the number of soldiers and equipment.
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that due to active military actions in the Toretsk, Kramatorsk and Kupyansk directions, a difficult situation has developed for the Ukrainian army.
According to the head of the Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are having the hardest time in the Krasnoarmeysk area.
The Russian Ministry of Defense today announced the establishment of control over the settlements of Vyemka and Ptichye in the DPR.
The Russian Defense Ministry also reported that the Center group of troops struck formations of 7 brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Selidovo, Kalinovo, Nikolaevka, Dzerzhinsk, Mikhailovka, Dimitrov, Grodovka and Leonidovka in the DPR and repelled 8 counterattacks by assault groups of 7 brigades.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 4 combat armored vehicles, a tank, 5 vehicles, 5 D-30 howitzers, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled guns and up to 560 servicemen.
