Ukraine withdraws from one front-line sector in Donetsk Oblast, commander says

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from one front-line sector in Donetsk Oblast to preserve troops and improve defensive operations, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, the commander of a tactical group in the region, reported on March 18.

“This allowed us not only to save our soldiers but also to improve our defense. (Russia) is suffering losses, and we can act more effectively,” Naiev wrote on Facebook. It remains unclear which section of the front line the commander was referring to.

Naiev, the former commander of Ukraine’s Joint Forces, noted that his leadership of the tactical group in Donetsk Oblast has now entered its second month.

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