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Ukrainian Troops Abandon Positions in Makeyevka in Lugansk People's Republic

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LUGANSK/DONETSK (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have suffered serious losses and abandoned their positions in the Makeyevka settlement in the Lugansk People’s Republic, retreating to reserve positions to the northwest, Andrei Marochko, a retired army officer of the Lugansk People's Republic and a military expert, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
"The Ukrainian paramilitary forces, after suffering significant losses, left their positions occupied for a long time and retreated to reserve positions, located to the northwest of the settlement," Marochko said, citing his sources.
The Ukrainian troops retreated after the Russian armed forces dealt a heavy blow to their positions, the military expert added.
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