The armed forces in Bakhmut not only defend themselves, but also launch counterattacks.
The commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, the Ukrainian military is not only defending itself from the forces of the Russian invaders, but is also carrying out counterattacks.
Sirsky's words are quoted by the official Telegram account of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to him, the offensive of the occupiers failed in several settlements near Bakhmut. At the same time, the situation in this area continues to remain tense.
"The enemy does not abandon the goal of encircling Bakhmut and for this purpose uses all possible forces and means up to the total destruction of the city," said Syrskyi.
He added that the Ukrainian military not only defends itself in the city itself, but also conducts counterattacks.
Syrsky noted that this makes it possible to restrain the enemy, avoid the expansion of the front in this direction and destroy the best units of the occupying army.
Earlier today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Ukraine cannot abandon the defense of Bakhmut, because the loss of the city will open the way for the occupiers to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
And the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, said in an interview with the mass media that in Bakhmut the occupiers did achieve some successes at the cost of huge losses.
