KYIV, Ukraine
Russia has lost at least a
brigade of troops trying to besiege and capture Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast
during its latest offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 27.Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the front-line city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, on July 27, 2023.
A brigade in the Russian army
can include between 2,000 and 8,000 personnel, according to open sources.
"Russia will continue
trying to occupy the entire Donbas," Zelensky told U.K. Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak in a phone call. "The invaders made several attempts to
surround Avdiivka, but each time, our soldiers stopped them and pushed them back,
causing painful losses."
Russia has been intensifying
its attacks against Avdiivka, a front-line town a few
kilometers north of occupied Donetsk, for several weeks. Moscow has reportedly
thrown in extensive force in an effort to encircle the town, suffering heavy losses in manpower and equipment in
the process.
Except for the situation on
the battlefield, Zelensky and Sunak discussed further support for Ukraine, the
country's air defense needs, and the security situation in the Black Sea,
according to the Presidential Office.
Zelensky assured Sunak that
the temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine after Russia
terminated the UN-brokered grain deal would continue operating "despite
all threats." The two leaders discussed further steps in implementing
insurance for civilian ships.
Ukraine's president also thanked Sunak for the U.K.'s £100 million (about
$122 million) military aid package for Ukraine announced on Oct. 11.
The package includes a variety
of military equipment that can be used to breach minefields, as well as the
provision of the multi-use MSI-DS Terrahawk Paladin, a remote-controlled air-defense
system that also has the capability to defend against ground threats.
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