Ukrainian servicemen faced a tactical encirclement during their withdrawal from Vuhledar, with enemy forces outnumbering them by a factor of nine, according to the new commander of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians,

"That is, the enemy's forces had superiority in tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, artillery systems, anti-tank weapons, and personnel," said Oleksandr Okhrimenko, commander of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade.

Ukrainian forces have announced a withdrawal from the eastern town of Vuhledar after more than two years of fighting against an encroaching Russian army. A Ukrainian military force in the eastern Donetsk region,

Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko was appointed the new commander of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade after the transfer of his predecessor, Ivan Vinnik, the unit said.

Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko, Commander of the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade, has revealed details of the withdrawal from Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, and the difficulties associated with evacuating the wounded soldiers.

The brigade has been fighting in some of the hottest spots in Donbas for over two years under Vinnik's leadership, including in Bakhmut, Mykilske, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane, and Vuhledar. Read also: Ukrainian military confirms troop withdrawal from Vuhledar "Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko will now lead the Black Zaporozhians into battle" the