War in Ukraine Kiev suffered the heaviest losses since the beginning of the year

Fierce fighting continued in Avdiivka. Russia has not yet been able to overcome the next line of defense. However, to stop the enemy's attack, Ukraine is having to pay a high price.

Ukraine suffered the heaviest losses since the beginning of the year
Military Summary channel reported that in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered the heaviest losses since the beginning of this year. The biggest losses were in the direction of Avdiivka, where hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated from the battle.

It seems that Kiev forces have stabilized the front line, but human lives are a limited resource. With what it has in hand, will Ukraine be able to stop Russia?

Fierce fighting continued in the direction of Avdiivka. Russia has not yet been able to overcome the next line of defense, however, to stop the enemy's attack, Ukraine is having to pay a very high price in terms of both equipment and human resources. Meanwhile, Moscow forces achieved significant success at Ivanivske, Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka. Their activity has also been reported to increase in the northern Sumy region.

Ivanivske and Novomykhailivka are said to be about to collapse

Ayden channel said there was news that Russia had entered the town of Terny west of Kremina and northeast of Liman. If officially confirmed, this will be an important step for Moscow forces to develop further southwest of Terny to attack Liman and then close to the major cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Russia seems to be creating two wings, including a downward strike from Liman and an upward strike from Bakhmut - Chasov Yar. If that's true, this summer the battlefield in Ukraine will be red in flames in cities much larger than Avdiivka and Bakhmut.

However, the possibility of Russia pushing in this direction is very low because attacking large cities is never easy, requiring large-scale forces with high risk of loss.

Geroman channel reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of major attacks on the Pokrovsky area using FAB bombs of many different versions, including the heavy type FAB-1500.

It is interesting that the Pokrovsky area - a major urban center and main transport hub of Ukraine - was bombed about 40-50km from Avdiivka, perhaps the range of FAB glide bombs has increased or Russian planes are getting dangerously close to the front lines to drop bombs on this target.

However, one thing is clear: despite Ukraine's continued claim to shoot down many enemy aircraft - up to 15 in the past 2 weeks - forcing Russia to stop or reduce the frequency of sorties, reality shows that The Su-34 still operates at high intensity.
Therefore, either Ukraine is trying to create a "media victory" or Russia is not afraid of losses, willing to risk sending aircraft to bomb the front lines and targets deep in the rear in pursuit of victories. tactical advantage west of Avdiivka, preventing the enemy from reinforcing its defenses.

General Staff of Ukraine: Russia attacked the most in Avdiivka

Ukrainska Pravda reported that a report on the evening of March 4 from the General Staff of Ukraine said that in the past 24 hours, 63 clashes took place along the front line. In total, the enemy carried out 5 missile attacks and 44 air strikes, and also carried out 68 artillery and missile attacks.

The report reads: "During the day, Ukrainian aircraft conducted air strikes on 8 human resource concentration areas and 1 Russian UAV control station. In addition, 1 Kh-59 missile was destroyed by Ukrainian air defense. Missile units hit a military concentration area, an air defense system and 6 Russian artillery guns."

The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that they repelled enemy attacks in Kupyansk, Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlovsk. In the Orekhov direction, Russia did not conduct offensive operations, while in Kherson, they did not give up the intention of dislodging Ukrainian units from the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper River, despite significant losses in the two conflicts. wind failed.

Kyiv Independent reported that US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference on March 4 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking advantage of the delay in US aid to Ukraine to increase Russia's military efforts.

Aid to Ukraine has been stuck in the US Congress since the fall of 2023. The US Senate on February 13 passed a foreign aid bill worth $95 billion, including $60 billion for Ukraine , as well as funds for Israel and its allies other, but this proposal has not yet been submitted for approval by the House of Representatives.

After delaying the vote for weeks, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on February 29 that his House would consider the foreign aid bill "as soon as the government is funded." Congressional leaders have been trying to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown without funding for Ukraine.

The cessation of US support has significantly strained Ukraine's efforts to counter Russia, causing ammunition shortages and contributing to the loss of the key frontline city of Avdiivka. Responding to a question about whether President Putin was trying to weaponize America's hesitation in sending aid to Ukraine, Kirby said that Ukraine's depleted ammunition supplies were helping Russia reach its goal. gain a stronger military advantage.
US National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby

According to internal US estimates, Ukraine's ammunition shortage "could effectively turn the tide of the war and give Russian President Putin a significant advantage".

Russia is transferring reserve forces to capture Novomikhailovka

Radio Liberty reported that spokesman for Ukraine's strategic and operational group "Tavria" Dmitry Likhovy said that the enemy is concentrating a very significant amount of reserves in the Novomikhailovka area in the direction of Novopavlovsk (formerly Marinka) to take over the village. According to him, up to now Novopavlovskoye is one of the "hot" areas at the front.

"There are more attacks there every day than in the Avdiivka direction. For example, yesterday there were 20 attacks in the Avdiivka direction, while in Novomikhailovka there were 30 attacks," he said. still maintained the battlefield, the enemy made a lot of efforts but did not achieve any success." Mr. Likhovy added that the enemy's advance in the direction of Avdiivka was stopped in the settlements of Novoselovka, Berdichi, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, and Russian forces could not advance further.

He said: "From the beginning of today (March 4) until 18:00, 21 enemy attacks were repelled in the direction of Avdiivka in the settlements of Novoselovka, Berdich, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye. At the same time, We believe that, on this direction of Russia's hottest direct attack, the situation has stabilized and their advance has been stopped." The enemy controlled part of the village of Berdichi, but the defense forces were doing their job, causing Russia significant losses, so their advance was stopped at this time, he confirmed.