Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Painter informed about the current situation at the front. In the Bakhmut area, the Russians unsuccessfully attacked in an attempt to recapture lost positions, and in the south, shelling from the Russian Federation has become less because the Defense Forces are destroying enemy ammunition depots.
Malyar said that the Russian army continued to attack during the day in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine held back the enemy with all their might, they succeeded. Heavy fighting continues now.
On the southern flank of the Bakhmut direction there is an advance of the Defense Forces, but with battles and “powerful enemy resistance.” On the northern flank, the Russians attacked in an attempt to regain lost ground, but to no avail, Malyar said.
An offensive operation of Ukrainian forces is underway in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. On the directions of Novodanilovka – Balka Shirokaya, Malaya Tokmachka – Novopokrovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were successful and are now consolidating at the achieved levels.
“The enemy is now moving units and using all available reserves. Due to the fact that our fighters destroy enemy equipment depots every day, the number of enemy shelling has slightly decreased,” the deputy defense minister added.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny and President Zelensky have repeatedly said that the counteroffensive is developing according to plan, the initiative is in the hands of Ukraine. According to the General Staff, there were about 20 clashes in the east today, the Russians tried to attack under the cover of aviation and artillery.
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2023-07-13 19:28:00
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