LUGANSK, April 1. /TASS/. Russian troops have taken the Ukrainian combat group stationed between the settlements of Krasnoye Pervoye and Figolevka in the Kharkov Region in a semi-encirclement and the enemy’s position in that frontline area is deteriorating, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS on Tuesday.
Over the past few days, Russian forces have improved their tactical position in active combat operations and advanced in several sections of the Kupyansk frontline area at once, he added.
"After the Russian army’s advance east of Kamenka, the distance to the settlement has narrowed. The Ukrainian combat group has been semi-encircled between Krasnoye Pervoye and Figolevka and the position of Ukraine’s armed formations there is rapidly deteriorating," the military expert specified.
In the area of Topoli in the Kharkov Region, Russian troops have destroyed a Ukrainian army stronghold and the remnants of Kiev’s forces have retreated to reserve positions, thus increasing the interposition space, The Russian army has also advanced from Dvurechnaya towards Kutkovka, he said.