Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Painter reportedthat the situation escalated again in the Bakhmut direction.
“The battle continues to seize the initiative. Today, the enemy also tried to attack in this direction, but to no avail. And our Defense Forces had some success,” Malyar said.
However, according to her, the situation is changing very rapidly and control over the same positions can be lost and restored twice a day. The Russian army actively responds to all actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and creates three lines of defense in threatening directions, Malyar said.
She noted that on the southern flank in the area of Kleshchievka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting, but they are advancing. Fighting continues on the northern flank.
“It is also restless in Bakhmut itself. The enemy in the city is constantly firing, trying to disrupt our logistics and inflict maximum losses on us. At the same time, our defenders do not allow the invaders to move around the city and hit enemy positions with fire,” the representative of the defense department noted.
Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that about 180,000 Russians are fighting against Ukraine in the east, 50,000 of them are concentrated in the Bakhmut direction. During the past week, the Defense Forces liberated 9 square meters from the Russians. km in the east and 28.4 sq. in the south, the Defense Ministry said.
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2023-07-03 17:25:00
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