DONETSK, March 4. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces have deployed reserve units to the village of Berdychi near Avdeyevka in an attempt to hold the line of defense, Igor Kimakovsky, advisor to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), told TASS.
"Ukrainian armed formations have pulled up several reserve units to Berdychi as they have been attempting to hold the line of defense there," Kimakovsky said.
Meanwhile, he added, Ukrainian troops have sustained heavy casualties near this sector of the line of engagement.