With world attention riveted on Israel battling fiercely to repel attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, little notice is being paid to the setbacks Ukraine is suffering at the hands of Russia forces. Not only does Ukraine face a significant reduction in Western military aid in the coming months, but Ukrainian forces are being pushed back steadily towards the Dnieper River. Here is the latest report from Russian military correspondent Marat Khairullin

Against the backdrop of growing pressure on the Ukies in the North, Russian troops continue to intensify in more and more new sectors of the front.

Today we need to pay attention to the same Vremevsky ledge, where a month ago the Ukrops pretended to fall asleep, after they announced the virtual capture of Staromayorsky and Urozhayny. After the Ukrainians drowned about 20 thousand of their troops in blood here, they deployed four brigades to the area tyring stabilize the front line, hold the bridgehead and prevent Russian troops from advancing.

However, Russian forces conducted a flanking maneuver on the left yesterday (Saturday) from the the village of Marfopol towards the village of Chervonoye, breaking through the first line of defense of the Ukrainians. At the same time, strong pressure from Russian troops began to the right of the Vremevsky salient in the Ugledar area – in the direction of the village of Prechistovka.