Pavel Kirilenko commented on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Svetlodarsk/Pavel Kirilenko's Facebook
< strong _ngcontent-sc87="">On the morning of May 24, Russian invaders entered Svetlodarsk in the Donetsk region. Our Armed Forces were forced to retreat in order to regroup forces.
This was stated by the head of the Donetsk Police Pavel Kirilenko in a comment to Donbass.Realii journalists, Channel 24 reports.
Kirilenko emphasized that the withdrawal of our troops is this is a forced regrouping.This was logical and correct in order to save personnel and in the future not only hold the enemy, but also the opportunity to clear the territory.
This is an exceptional regrouping and the right logical decision to save lives . I understand where our Armed Forces are located on the map. And I can say that this is not a retreat,” he stressed.
Also, according to the head of the Donetsk OVA, more than 10,000 residents remained in Svetlodarsk. Only about 30% left.
Departure from Svetlodarsk – maneuvering defense strategy
As Viktor Andrusov, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, explained, there is no “treason” in the retreat of our Armed Forces of Ukraine from Svetlodarsk and Mironovsky. Andrusiv stressed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine use mobile defense. This means that our fighters do not hold on to specific settlements, but strive to inflict maximum losses on the enemy while maintaining our forces.
“This means that sometimes you have to retreat from lines that are not of a strategic nature< /strong>, to avoid encirclement or significant losses. Therefore, there is no change in this. Just such a retreat took place yesterday from Svetlodarsk and Mironovskoye. The goal was to avoid possible encirclement and significant losses. . There will also be a few more retreats to level the front. Also without treason,” the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs noted.
He added that the situation in Donbas is now difficult, but not critical.
The invaders captured Svetlodarsk
On the morning of May 24, the invaders entered Svetlodarsk, Donetsk region, and hung the Russian tricolor over the building of the city administration.This information was confirmed to journalists by the head of the Svetlodar military administration, Sergei Goshko.Armed invaders are already walking the streets, checking the documents of local residents.
Residents reported that they do not see a large presence of infidels – small groups of 5 people walk around.On May 23, the Russians captured the neighboring village of Mironovsky.