“The enemy has partially occupied the city: the industrial zone and the district of private houses up to the river. He really succeeds in breaking through on small sections of the front and getting close to our positions. The city is now constantly and systematically shelled from mortars,” said Jaroslavskyj.
The Russians can shell the two main roads connecting the city to the Ukrainian rear and are trying to cut it off from supplies for good. Bakhmut is attacked by units of the Russian army, who, according to Yaroslavsky, are well trained and act in a completely professional manner. According to him, the situation in the city remains tense.
“We have to admit that the enemy has learned from earlier mistakes and the fighting in Bakhmut is no walk in the park,” admitted a Ukrainian officer.
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A member of the Ukrainian troops, Yevgeny Kozhirnov, quoted by the Russian agency RIA Novosti, said that the Russian army advanced up to eight kilometers in Bakhmut. Bakhmut is an important transport hub for the supply of Ukrainian troops in Donbass.
Denis Pushilin, the governor of the Russian-annexed Donetsk region, announced on Russia 24 television that the situation of Ukrainian troops near the town of Vuhledar, which is located about 60 kilometers from Donetsk, has significantly worsened and Ukrainian forces are retreating. According to him, high-rise buildings are mined during retreat. In addition, the Ukrainian command is to move part of the reserves from the Bakhmut sector.
The surrounding area on the southern and western sides is now under the control of Russian forces, but “the situation is not developing well,” Pushilin added.
Zelenskyy acknowledged the difficult situation of Bachmut, Vuhledar and Lyman
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