was able to set up successful work in the hospital during the war, and thus save hundreds of lives of our soldiers. khrystyna porubiy, nazar malnyk, espresso tv channel. greetings, this is svoboda live, my name is vlasta lazur. today we are talking about the situation at the front and how the front line is changing after the russian military captured avdiivka. during the retreat of the armed forces of ukraine from avdiivka, donetsk region , several hundred ukrainian soldiers could have been captured, the new york times writes about this with reference to their own estimates military and western high-ranking officials. according to the interlocutors of the newspaper, the loss of avdiivka in itself was not a great strategic defeat, but the capture of a large number of prisoners can change, so to speak, this schedule, since the morale of the military drops after the failed counteroffensive, and because of this the ukrainian army. has problems recruiting

new soldiers. estimates of the number of ukrainian soldiers who were captured and disappeared vary. the two soldiers with whom the new york times spoke were named numbers range from eight,850 to a thousand people. western officials, as the new york times writes, consider this assessment to be accurate, and also, as the publication notes, again citing western high-ranking officials, the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from avdiyivka was poorly planned and begun. too late. chaos began at the positions. in addition, as the ukrainian servicemen said, there were communication problems during the withdrawal, due to which the soldiers were captured or remained wounded and killed on the battlefield. ministry of defense ukraine did not comment on the report on the number of prisoners in avdiivka, and the spokesman of the tavria armed forces group, dmytro lykhova , denied the capture of hundreds of servicemen. he called these reports disinformation, but admitted that a certain number of soldiers were missing. earlier, on our broadcast

, a representative of the third assault brigade, which shortly before the withdrawal of the armed forces from the city, was transferred to the avdiyiv direction. he said that the fighters of the third assault division were not captured, but the missing were missing. in the ministry of defense of russia about the number of ukrainian soldiers, captured during the withdrawal from the ssu from avdiivka were not officially reported. well, in the meantime , nato secretary general jen stoltenberg in an exclusive interview with rfe/rl said that the capture of avdiivka by the russian military will not have a significant strategic impact on the situation. what tactical as well as strategic consequences can be expected after the capture of avdiivka by russian troops? this shows that the situation on the battlefield is very complicated, or rather complicated, as president zelensky said. but we do not believe that the fact that ukrainian troops retreated from avdiyivka, by itself will significantly change the strategic situation. at the same time, it reminds. us that russia

is ready to sacrifice many soldiers only for minor territorial gains. this is also a consequence of the fact that russia received significant military support from iran, north korea and was able to increase its own production, and also mobilized more forces. so this makes it important that nato allies provide military support, ammunition and other assistance, but of course also that ukraine was able to get the necessary forces and... against the background of the withdrawal of the ukrainian military, the us administration once again appealed to the congressmen to pass a bill on aid to ukraine as soon as possible. assistant to the us president for national security, jake salevan, linked the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from avdiyivka to the lack of ammunition in the armed forces. this shortage, according to him, is caused by the reluctance of congressmen to approve the allocation of funds for further supply.

the enthusiasm of the audiophile encourages the residents of the nearby cities, namely selidove, kurakhove, pokrovsk, get out, see how it's happening and listen to what these people have to say. they have already reached nevilsky, there are still kilometers to go.

it is impossible to tolerate what is happening anymore , they are bombing, they are destroying everything for us, to wait until they destroy us, our widows are gone, they are gone, so it will be even worse, even worse, it will be even worse, even worse, so i decided to... so i decided - i'm leaving, i left everything, the apartment , everything, left, we're leaving, left, the top,

lately, unfortunately, the number of people has increased, people are leaving, some are already leaving again, because when the situation stabilized a little, people were returning back, now due to the capture of avdiyivka, due to the advance of the russian army in the lower areas of the front, people are forced to leave again, dmytro lekhoviy, the chief, joined our broadcast. with the public of the operational-strategic grouping of tavria troops. good evening. good health. i will begin with a report on the prisoners and missing persons in avdiivka. well, here are estimates of the number of ukrainian soldiers who were captured and they differ, and those who are

missing. for example, the new york times today wrote about what they call the numbers of 850 thousand people. the western officials they refer to consider this assessment to be accurate, but as of this... morning, i saw that this information was denied in the armed forces and you personally called it disinformation, perhaps as of now this data has changed? i hope that the new york times will correct its mistake and change its approach to covering this topic, because, unfortunately, i am saddened to state that the author of this article in the new york times followed the lead of the russians. propaganda and voiced the russian a narrative that has nothing to do with reality. that is, do you think that an american independent newspaper is working for the russian pso? either consciously or unconsciously, but unfortunately,

in this case they play along with russian propaganda and do not want to hear arguments and do not want to pay attention to the facts that... they are called, that are given to them, they refer to non-existent, well, anonymous, let's say yes, sources that cannot be informed in this sense, and these sources, well, also spread russian narratives thrown in as a continuation of the offensive operation in avdiivka russians with iron and meat, now this operation they continue with fakes, and unfortunately, many and... in the west through the new york times, and some who believe that if a western newspaper wrote, then it is all true, we take this information at face value, which is not the case. how many prisoners could there really be in avdiivka? we operate with

the concept of non-captives, first of all, in the armed forces, during an operation that has not yet ended, and these statistics were announced along the way. of the final stage of the avdiyiv defense operation, we first operate with the concept missing persons, this concept can include both those who were captured and those who can still be contacted, and well, we do not say captives, we say a certain number did not contact, we operate just like that concept like a certain amount, then... because to say a few, it will be untrue, but journalists, you know that a certain amount does not say anything about anything, says because i continue my point, and when new york the times uses the definition of a hundred, we say that

the score is not a hundred, so you have an idea, exactly the exact number i have... an idea, i even have data that is close to concrete, because we are dealing with them, but we are not naming them yet, because we still uh... not completed all the verification, some people, some servicemen come to our side , some, as for individual positions, in particular for the position of the anti-aircraft gun, verification is also ongoing there, and we cannot name a specific number, so as not to fall into the trap of being accused of disinformation, how come because telling the truth is a little more difficult, it needs to be checked than throw in fakes, but... it's not hundreds, russian propaganda claims of hundreds and even thousands of prisoners are misinformation that

is unsubstantiated, and uh, look, even another independent american source like the institute for the study of war, uh, commenting the new york times article, uh , calls it into question, if only because the russians did not show that many prisoners, not even close to the... operation in mariupol, there was an encirclement, unfortunately, and about 2,800 defenders of azovstal came out of there, you you can remember all of them they remember how it was furnished by the russians. propaganda, how the procession of these prisoners of war went, how they were loaded onto

buses, how they were disarmed, how they were searched for various tattoos, how they were looking for some mythical nazis among them, some others who do not fit russian propaganda, and then the number of these people , which, as it was called then, went to... evacuation, it was, well, approximately of the order that russian propaganda is talking about now, but we understand that then it was, well, a real number, and now, now it is a number , which russian propaganda made it up, and now, if this was such a large number of prisoners, they would have shown them, this is not a needle in... these sina, it is very difficult to hide them in a small town like avdiyivka in principle, but on those videos, as i

showed russians, there are not hundreds , not hundreds, not even close, you say that it is not hundreds, we spoke with representatives of the third assault division, they say that their soldiers were not captured, but they admitted that there are missing people, so that russia used guided aerial bombs and it is possible people can just be under the rubble, if you imagine that it is the total number of those who were captured and those who died and disappeared, you say that it is not hundreds, you can roughly say about the number going, then? well , you will understand me, i have a great responsibility, i am not a military expert analyst who will say one thing today, tomorrow will say another, this is the life of people, this is their family, every life of a ukrainian soldier is a tragedy, and that is why some families have already declared what their relatives... or disappeared, you must have seen their comments, er , and you probably understand that indeed, that is why

we operate with the concept of missing, because it can be different, and er, i will tell you why the russian side is so brazenly spreading this narrative, because for our part, when we summed up the results of the avdiiv defense operation, we calculated that in four and a little more than four months. of this defensive operation, russian losses totaled 47,000 people, 47-100, it seems, there with a small, and even russian some sources that do not completely in favor of the russian authorities, this information is indirectly confirmed by us, and let's not follow russian propaganda and trust the official. sources who tell you, believe me, the law is different, i also

have to quote western publications again, well, yes, it turns out that western journalists, western publications often have access to officials and can receive some kind of insider information the information, again, mentioned by me from the new york times, writes with reference to the ukrainian military that the ukrainian withdrawal from zavdiyivka was bad planned, that it started for... too late, that chaos began in connection with this, that there were problems with communication, and precisely because of this, in particular, the military were captured, or remained wounded on the battlefield, as far as it it is true that you can. say back? er , i won't tell you anything about that because i'm not a military analyst, but with regard to your earlier point about western journalists supposedly having more information in ukraine, er, well, of course, in the new york times cases, we have walter duranty's experience, his attitude before the holodomor and some others, listen,

dmytro, if the ukrainian state has any complaints against western journalists. special services work in the country, and you can always check this and tell society what is right or what is wrong, to blame without grounds, well , i think it is also unfair, and when people spread absolute fakes, without grounds, well, excuse me, yes, so what you can say that the alleged exit from avdiyivka was too late, late, uh, uh, the avdiyivka defensive operation... as i have already repeatedly noted, it fulfilled its mission, its main task was to deter the enemy, exhaust him, destroy and grind manpower, i have already told you the figure, which is indirectly confirmed by a part of the russian military, how many personnel were destroyed and how many russian resources and reserves were taken over by the avdiivka, in addition

, there were the task is to prevent the encirclement of personnel in avdia. of the ukrainian forces, it was fulfilled, and the task was a priority, to maintain a balance between the actual performance of combat tasks by servicemen and the moment when they there will be danger. yes, some of the military personnel, we do not deny this, although perhaps you have your own attitude about it, were captured and disappeared. now there is a war, the war is full-scale, the enemy has a significant. weight in avdiivka, he walked over the corpses of his soldiers, having, at the last stage, as the commander of osuv tavria oleksandr tarnavskyi said, a ten-fold advantage in shells, 10 to one. the enemy has a great advantage in aviation, and he used guided aerial bombs in avdiivka, as one of the principle factors that greatly influence

situation on the battlefield, because it was a city building, he destroyed that city. uh to the question of whether we need to hold ukrainian cities, it is necessary, whether the life of a ukrainian fighter is important for the command and for each of us, there is no doubt, because if the life of a ukrainian soldier and the fighting capacity of the ukrainian unit are not preserved, then no one will defend the following cities, no one will defend and liberate the territories that are currently occupied, but believe me, the exit from avdiyivka was one of the... points of that plan, which was developed according to various possible scenarios on the battlefield, and its withdrawal was thought out in advance and took place when it could be done, you can relax about the consequences, but do not let us look not only at the new york times,

but also at the realities that exist, well, you see, we we are adding you to the broadcast, thank you very much, dmytro lykhova, chief. public relations of the tavria operational-strategic group of troops, he confirms that some number of soldiers are indeed missing, but says that it is not hundreds, as the new york times writes. thank you very much. american institute the study of the war does not see confirmation that russian troops cleared the village of krynky on the left bank of the kherson region, as reported by the russian authorities. data available in open sources, as well as messages from the russian and ukrainian sides, indicate that. that ukrainian forces retain their limited bridgehead in the krynyk area, according to the institute's current report. analysts suggest that the kremlin probably prematurely announced the seizure of the wells in order to increase the desired informational effect before the presidential elections on march 24 year russian defense minister sergei shoigu reported at a meeting with

russian president putin that the russian army had allegedly taken control of kryna. later , he stated that the capture of the wells puts an end to the counteroffensive from... well, the operational command of the south rejected shaig's statements and , according to the command, the defense forces of the south continue to hold their positions. i would like to remind you that the small country settlement of krynka remains, in fact, the only bridgehead of the ukrainian army on the left bank of the kherson region and probably has great special significance for russia, which occupied part of the kherson region. natalya gumenyuk, head of the united press center of the southern operational command, joins our broadcast. i welcome you to our broadcast. glory to the hero, what is the current situation in the krynks, how do you even explain this sudden, sudden statement by the kremlin that they allegedly cleaned the krynks, actually you. comprehensively reported before my speech that this was a premature world, such a reverential attempt before

entering the most active phase of preparation for elections, we warned earlier that this is a possible manipulation before this electoral hysteria begins, actually in russia, and they are trying to extend it to the temporarily occupied territories. we talked about the fact that they will simulate any victories. and that is why in this case it was quite logical to react to the speech of the aggressor, we remember when putin spoke and paid special attention to this settlement, comparing it to kyiv and kharkiv in terms of importance and defense. defense operations and offensive, and we continue to hold the bridgehead, by the way, it is not the only one, we are working to ensure that these are positions that

will be securely fixed, so everything will have its time and there will be a clear message, and this is the place of concentration of the main attacks of the enemy, this it can be admitted that we actually report on a daily basis the number of assault attempts. our positions have been used by the enemy and two such attempts have already been recorded during the current combat day, but let me remind you, for example, on sunday, actually the day before they declared their victory , there were 16 such attempts to storm, that is, it was clear, they are preparing and creating an appropriate entourage in order to declare such a victory, ms. humenyuk, but please explain, maybe... to people who really do not understand , what significance, strategic or tactical significance does this bridgehead in krynyk have, because many question that it

has no military significance, perhaps from the ukrainian side, too, it is more of such an informational, political, perhaps effect, the purpose of presence of the ukrainian military there, let's just get down to earth, if you're saying that, we're talking for people who don't understand anything about this, how it is... it could be in the second year of a full-scale invasion for me , it's a surprise to me when people are talking about what, probably it is very dangerous there for the ukrainian military, obviously people die there , get injured, and it is such a single tiny bridgehead, what is the purpose of keeping it, we see that the ukrainian military left avdiivka to save their lives, so why be in the pits? well, we are manipulating again in terms of concepts, there is only one tiny beachhead and so on, in fact, in order for... in order for a person to get to the shore, when he swims across some water body, he needs to grab onto something , pull his body up somewhere, then spread

a towel , then to arrange a place for a picnic, this is if at all to limit and distance yourself from the realities of war, but simply to reach the understanding of the average citizen, as well as the troops, in order to move to the next shore... to the other shore, you need to hold on to something , there must be a suitable area, in this case it is a bridgehead in military terminology, where it will be possible to get hold of and then arrange all the other infrastructure and organize the development of further events, so there really is a significant natural obstacle in the form of the wide dnipro river, the turbulent dnipro river, not just crossing it, but that what was managed to be overcome, consolidated and held is worth attention and worth calculating in the future, because the military command does not take steps

that have no prospects. can you explain after all, why keep this bridgehead? is this classified information? well , it is absolutely not inappropriate to tell everyone now why and what our further actions are. this is probably clear even to those who do not understand anything about war, but the understanding that this is a certain basic position in order to continue the development of combat events must be with everyone, i think it is clear to everyone, in order to advance along the right bank, on the left bank, from right to left, it is necessary to have a place of support on the left, i understand you, do you see any signs accumulation of forces by the russian army for... fire actions in the kherson region. we do not record strike groups that the enemy would create for this. in addition, we see that it is increasingly difficult for them to form assault troops.

units, groups, with which they are trying to knock us out of those positions, this is a very large, powerful, complex work, indeed, which we cannot now fully open and report, in the sense of what we do so that the enemy does not have forces and motivation to work against us in this area, it is very difficult, and for sure that a precedent in history and... there is no one yet , which is now being created by our troops, because creative decisions are being made that have never been used anywhere before, we all understand that the forcing of the dnieper, on the example of the history of the 43rd year, for example, it is a very difficult and very costly operation in every sense, costly, primarily because of the loss of human lives, but we understand... that in

wartime there is a need to carry out operations, even those that may be as risky as switching to another shore and hold a bridgehead there. thank you very much joined the broadcast. natali humaniuk, head of the joint press center of the operational command south. we talked, in particular, about what is happening at the bridgehead of the village of krynka. thank you very much. the head of the main intelligence department, kyrylo budanov, believes that the russian troops do not have the strength to achieve the goal of capturing the donetsk and luhansk regions this year. he said this in a comment to the wall street journal. against the backdrop of the withdrawal from the avdiyivka military base, budano acknowledged the difficult situation for ukrainian forces, but russia, according to him, also has problems. her professional army was largely decimated in the first year of the invasion, and she now has to throw untrained soldiers into suicidal

assaults. in addition, the russian military. are using more artillery shells than russia can produce - said the head of gur. western officials and analysts believe that budanov's forecast is the optimal scenario for ukraine this year, according to the wall street journal. the publication notes that if ukraine can wage a reasonable defensive struggle, exhausting russian forces, while simultaneously restoring its own, then on their opinion, it will be able to launch a new counteroffensive against a weakened adversary already in the 25th year, although much will depend on support from the united states and yes... the ukrainian leadership, western military strategists, analysts are concerned about the lack of technical and manpower forces after ukraine's failed counteroffensive last year. valentyn badrak, director of the army, conversion and disarmament research center, joins our broadcast. good evening. good evening, i am glad of the invitation. i will start with a statement from budanov's comment, he believes that the russian troops there is no strength to achieve the goal and capture the entire donetsk-luhansk region this

year. to be precise, i will add that it is probably only about the donetsk region, because luhansk, well, it is practically captured by and large, please tell me what you think about it, and in principle, whether russia will focus on in order to completely seize the donetsk region already this year after avdiyivka, let's make it so that it doesn't look like it's my comment budanov, yes, i'm not like that, i'd like to express myself, i want to speak about the situation, let's... let's look at the situation this way: russia achieved tactical success by capturing abdiyevka, stormed for two years and finally did it, did it with a huge effort, we already know from a military correspondent or as a military officer or a blogger who committed suicide, writing that russia had lost more in four months than in 10 years. lost in

afghanistan, yes, 16 thousand people died, and the equipment there, i won’t even count, there are several hundred units, if speaking as a whole, it really is a tactical success, and indeed, if you look at it detached from, or rather not detached from, in the context of the entire panorama of hostilities, then it is not a huge achievement. in general, it is not possible to say that this is such an achievement for which so many people could be sacrificed, yes, actually drained, all this was done as a gift to putin for the second anniversary of the invasion, but many military personnel, and i i agree with them, they believe that if russia had reserves, a reserve would be enough.