In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy is still active in hostilities, during the day the Russians struck 238 times with various fire systems, Serhii Cherevy, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said.
"So far, the enemy is very active in the Bakhmut direction, in particular, during this day it struck 238 times with various fire systems, artillery tanks along the entire section of the Bakhmut front. There were 22 clashes. The enemy lost 142 people (killed) and 204 wounded," he said. Cherevaty on the air of the national telethon on Wednesday.
According to the speaker, now it is difficult to say that in the Bakhmut direction "some kind of systemic lull is visible".
Commenting on the assessments of British intelligence that the period of the most intense Russian attacks near Bakhmut has already passed, Cherevaty said that probably "the British special services are making a forecast with a projection for the future."