The Russian forces continue to intensify their offensive in the Volchansk direction. Yesterday, the northern group of Russian troops passed through the forest and reached the village of Sinelnikovo, entering the northern part of the village and engaging with Ukrainian forces. Soldiers from the 57th Independent Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian army were fighting while retreating. The reason why this brigade has not been resolute in its resistance is that it has been stationed in the Volchansk direction for a long time, suffering heavy losses, but will not be replaced now or in the future. In addition, supply problems have become increasingly severe, so the brigade has become exhausted in combat. Given this situation, the Ukrainian command decided to send foreign mercenaries to Sinelnikovo to hold the position and stabilize the situation, while preventing Ukrainian soldiers from abandoning their posts. The defense of Kharkiv region has recently been taken over by Major General Mykhaylo Drapati, and Drapati likes to dispatch fresh troops into battle, so the order to send foreign mercenaries was certainly issued by him.
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