{"id":122281,"date":"2023-12-17T10:39:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=122281"},"modified":"2023-12-17T10:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:39:47","slug":"ukraine-in-a-mess-russian-troops-advancing-in-avdiivka-and-bakhmut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/ukraine-in-a-mess-russian-troops-advancing-in-avdiivka-and-bakhmut\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine in a mess Russian troops advancing in Avdiivka and Bakhmut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ukrainian forces are “in a mess” as its troops prepare for a hard winter in its war against the Russian invasion, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n

Russian forces have thrown thousands of men into key towns and cities in Ukraine as Kyiv’s soldiers run low on ammunition and other resources.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Ukraine’s political and military leadership have shown signs of public disagreement after Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of behaving like an “autocrat.”<\/p>\n

Former Ukrainian General Staff Chief Viktor Muzhenko warned earlier this month that Ukraine “needs a pause” in the fighting.<\/p>\n

He added that Kyiv’s men “cannot advance anywhere, everything that is happening is on such a small scale that it clearly won’t lead neither to victory nor to the liberation of Ukrainian territory.”<\/p>\n

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Yurii Nikolov, head of the investigative media project Nashi Hroshi, also told the Kyiv Independent that divisions between President Zelensky and Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi are indicative of Ukraine’s struggles.<\/p>\n

He added that it may have been this division that delayed some of Ukraine’s preparations for future fighting.<\/p>\n

Mr Nikolov said: \u201cI think only now have the country’s top officials started to realize the mess that Ukraine is in at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, it is better late than never but at face value, it doesn’t look good.\u201d<\/p>\n

A senior artillery commander posted near Bakhmut told the same outlet that Russian troops are advancing near the town, and the same is true in Avdiivka.<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cNeither fortified positions nor the second line are being prepared properly, nor are the villages that in the near future could be engulfed in active hostilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Russians storm the trenches, our guys have nowhere to retreat and there are no positions to take; they have to dig trenches under machine gun and sniper fire, never mind artillery shelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukraine has relied on Western support for its efforts to fight back against the invasion.<\/p>\n

However, many figures from the Republican Party are attempting to block military aid for Ukraine as they seek concessions from President Joe Biden on immigration.<\/p>\n

In the European Union, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has vetoed a \u20ac50billion EU aid package for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Posting on X, Mr Orban simply said: \u201cSummary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n