The Ukrainian military withdrew west of the settlements of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region. This was done to save the lives of the personnel, states Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. According to the chief, Russian troops are trying to develop an offensive west of Avdiivka and Maryinka with up to four brigades. Their goal is to break through to Pokrovsk and Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. “The Ukrainian Defense Forces units, preserving the lives and health of our defenders, have moved to new frontiers west of Berdychi, Semenivka and Novomykhailivka…