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KYIV — Russian attacks have intensified in eastern Ukraine and conditions for Kyiv’s forces have “deteriorated significantly” as dry, warmer weather is allowing the easier movement of Russian tanks and troops, according to Ukraine’s top military commander.

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“The situation on the eastern front has deteriorated significantly in recent days,” Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy said on Telegran on April 13.

“The enemy is actively attacking our positions in the Lyman and Bakhmut directions with assault groups supported by armored vehicles,” he said. “In the Pokrovsk direction, they are trying to break through our defenses using dozens of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.”

Syrskiy said the “dry weather favors the use of armored vehicles …

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