The Armed Forces of Ukraine leave their positions in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye region
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Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko said that servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are leaving their positions in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye region without permission, creating conditions for encirclement in the area of Chervona Krenitsa, Novopavlovka and other populated areas.
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In the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye region, fighting continues between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops with the support of formations of the LPR and DPR.
In the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye region, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are leaving their positions without permission. This was stated by retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic Andrey Marochko, he was quoted by TASS.
“There are small movements west of Chervona Krenitsa and also east of Novopavlovka. In general, the lid of the boiler is already emerging here, and I would even say, more than one. Now in one such cauldron there are two more small ones - these are the areas of Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and east of Orekhov, Chervonaya Krenitsa, Malaya Tokmachka,” Marochko said.
According to him, scattered groups of Ukrainian military personnel operate in these areas. Their number, as the expert noted, is difficult to determine, since many left their positions without permission and fled.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russian forces may try to take advantage of the weakening positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for an offensive on this section of the front
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Open Questions
- How significant is the scale of unauthorized abandonment of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions?
- Which units exactly left their positions?
- Have the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine taken measures to restore control over the areas?
