During day, Russians did not advance in any of directions, Armed Forces control southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut, - Maliar
Defense forces control the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut.
Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar reported this on Telegram , Censor.NET reports.
"During the day, the enemy did not advance in any of the directions on which he was attacking," the message reads.
According to her, the situation is stable on the border with Belarus, and the enemy continues to maintain a military presence on the border with the Russian Federation. It carries out mortar and artillery attacks, carries out airstrikes.
"The South. The enemy is on the defensive. The East is the epicenter of hostilities. The enemy does not abandon the goal of capturing Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The intensity of the enemy's offensive actions during the day has been somewhat reduced. Instead, the intensity of artillery fire and airstrikes remains.
In three directions out of six during the day, the enemy did not carry out offensive actions.
It is about - Lyman, Avdiivka, Shakhtarsk.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy is conducting unsuccessful offensive actions.
In the Mariinka direction, our defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks in the area of the city of Mariinka during the day.
The enemy is not currently conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction.
However, it continues shelling and carries out airstrikes. The replacement and regrouping of enemy troops is also underway in this direction," the Deputy Minister of Defense noted.
Malyar added that the Defense Forces control the southwestern outskirts of Bakhmut.
"In the north and south of the suburbs of Bakhmut, the movement of our troops was suspended a few days ago to perform other military tasks. Which, in fact, are being performed," she concluded.
