
A Ukrainian battalion commander reports that Ukrainian forces are struggling to maintain the front line in Donbass due to a critical shortage of personnel, leading to continued territorial losses despite the use of drone technology for defense.
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The conflict in Donbass involves ongoing military engagements between Ukrainian forces and opposing units.
DONETSK, September 23. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops are unable to cover the entire front line in Donbass due to a shortage of personnel, the commander of a recon element of the Maxim Krivonos Battalion, a former Ukrainian special forces soldier with the call sign Borzy, told TASS.
"They lack the forces to cover the entire front," the commander said.
Borzy specified that, despite attempts to maintain the defensive line using drones, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to lose ground.
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