The Russian military is trying to advance from the outskirts to the center of Bakhmut. However, the Ukrainian military is holding the defense and deterring enemy assaults.
The commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky, told about it.
He noted that along the entire front line in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Group of Forces, intensive combat operations are ongoing.
Thus, Ukrainian defenders constantly destroy Russian equipment, enemy manpower and enemy warehouses in the Bakhmut direction.
"Enemy assault groups are trying to advance from the outskirts to the city center, but the Defense Forces are working and destroying them 24/7," Syrskyi wrote.
He added that the artillery of the 24th brigade named after King Danylo is delivering powerful blows to the positions of the Russians. While the paratroopers of the 80th brigade hold back the enemy's assaults and prevent him from advancing.
Syrskyi is sure that the feat of each of our soldiers will go down in the history of Ukraine.
We will remind, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces Serhiy Cherevaty noted that the defense of Bakhmut lays the groundwork for a further counteroffensive of the Defense Forces.
In addition, the Russians tactically cannot complete the operation to capture Bakhmut and continue to carry out "inertia" attacks.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense noted that the defense of Bakhmut allows to reduce the offensive potential of the Russians and to destroy a large number of equipment and personnel of the enemy.
