The Russian occupiers do not abandon their attempts to capture Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. To do this, the enemy throws all his forces to the front: the Wagnerites, the regular army, and paratroopers. But the Armed Forces of Ukraine give a worthy rebuff to Russia.

Denis Yaroslavsky, commander of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, spoke about this on the air of Channel 24 . He remembered how the Russians acted in the Kharkiv direction, when they found themselves in the operational environment of Ukrainian fighters

“In the Kharkiv direction, when we created operational cordons, the Russians abandoned everything: heavy artillery, self-propelled guns, changed to bicycles, changed into civilian clothes, and ran away,” he said.

But the Ukrainian defenders courageously hold the defense of Bakhmut, although there is a threat of operational encirclement. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing everything to drive the Russians out of the city. As Yaroslavsky emphasized, this is the fundamental difference between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the invaders.

Difficult battles for Bakhmut

Denis Yaroslavsky noted that now planned rotations are continuing in Bakhmut to restore the military . The situation in this direction is very complicated. All units located there are heroically fighting for the city.

According to an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia is throwing all its forces into the Bakhmut direction in order to destroy our defenders. For the Armed Forces of Ukraine , there is a threat to be in the operational environment .

The neck of the operational cordon, which the enemy is now trying to arrange, is just over 4 kilometers from Khromovoye to the south of Bakhmut. This is the territory that can be carefully shot by the enemy from mortars and other cannon artillery. Therefore, it is not safe,” the military said.

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The situation in Bakhmut: latest news

• Military experts talk about the climax in the Bakhmut direction. The daily level of occupant attacks has decreased by half, however, Russia still has the resources to continue bloody battles in the city. In particular, now the Russians are pressing from the Bakhmutka River.
• Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak said that the plans of the Russian invaders to occupy Bakhmut are now failing.
• The Institute for the Study of War reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out effective offensive operations near Bakhmut. Despite the fact that Russia was aware of these plans, they could not do anything about it.