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On April 22, 2022 reports emerged of the capture of the largest weapons depot in Ukraine by Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/Br5qFtL1yhja/</ref>
On April 22, 2022 reports emerged of the capture of the largest weapons depot in Ukraine by Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.<ref>https://www.bitchute.com/video/Br5qFtL1yhja/</ref>
As Russian forces swept through the rural areas of Donbas, it was easy to find were the retreating AFU soldiers had established bases in villages - usually without exception in the local school building.<ref>https://youtu.be/pYLalJRMfiw</ref> Resistance in Popasna (pop. 20,000) was unexpectedly fierce with street to street fighting with linked underground trenches between most civilian houses. Chechen fighters and the Wagner Group took part in the fighting.<ref>https://youtu.be/DecnmPTvmck</ref>
As Russian forces swept through the rural areas of Donbas, it was easy to find were the retreating AFU soldiers had established bases in villages - usually without exception in the local school building.<ref>https://youtu.be/pYLalJRMfiw</ref> Resistance in Popasna (pop. 20,000) was unexpectedly fierce with street to street fighting with linked underground trenches between most civilian houses. Chechen fighters and the Wagner Group<ref>In April 2022 there were a reported 8,000 Wagner Group personnel in Ukraine.</ref> took part in the fighting.<ref>https://youtu.be/DecnmPTvmck</ref>
By April 29, 2022 the daily reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense noted that Ukraine was losing several hundred soldiers and some 30 armored vehicles daily, mostly to artillery. A flood of gruesome pictures posted on Telegram by both sides confirmed this. Several Ukrainian attempts to counterattack Russian forces failed. Western propagandists for the first time noted that their side was losing.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/ukraine-doubling-down.html#more</ref>
By April 29, 2022 the daily reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense noted that Ukraine was losing several hundred soldiers and some 30 armored vehicles daily, mostly to artillery. A flood of gruesome pictures posted on Telegram by both sides confirmed this. Several Ukrainian attempts to counterattack Russian forces failed. Western propagandists for the first time noted that their side was losing.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/04/ukraine-doubling-down.html#more</ref>