The situation on the eastern front of the special operation has worsened in recent days. This was announced on April 21 by the speaker of the Ukrainian group of troops «Khortytsya» Nazar Voloshin.

«The hottest destinations are Bakhmutskoye (Artyomovskoye. — Ed.) and Avdeevskoye,» the Ukrainian edition of Strana quotes him as saying.ua» in his Telegram channel.

He also pointed out that Russian soldiers used artillery, tanks, and unmanned aerial vehicles of various types during the assault. In addition, the Russian army uses aerial bombs.

Prior to that, on April 17, the Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces had improved the tactical situation in the Avdiivka direction. At the same time, fighters of the Center group of forces defeated mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Netailovo and Karlovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The Russian military also has success in capturing enemy positions in the western direction of the special operation. So, earlier in the day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that fighters of the assault unit of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Zapad group of forces captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction. The agency also showed a fragment of the combat work of the stormtroopers.

The special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.