The Russian invaders cannot complete the operation to capture Bakhmut. The aggressor's troops suffer frantic losses and attack “by inertia”.

The speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty spoke about the situation in Bakhmut on the air of the telethon, writes Channel 24 . He stressed that the invaders tactically cannot complete the operation to capture Bakhmut.

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to bleed the occupiers

Cherevaty noted that the actions of the Russian army in the Bakhmut area can hardly be called a “big strategic offensive operation.”

Now, in fact, they are tactically unable to complete the operation to seize the Ukrainian regional center of Bakhmut. Yes, there are very active battles, they still continue to carry out several dozen attacks on inertia, but they suffer huge losses, Cherevaty emphasized.

At the same time, he stressed that the Ukrainian command and staff are planning their defense correctly. Thanks to this, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to bleed the invaders, reducing their combat capabilities and breaking the morale of the Russians.

Separately, Cherevaty announced a shortage of ammunition among the Russians. He said that the words of the owner of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin about the lack of ammunition is a signal of SOS to the leadership of Russia.

Map of hostilities in Bakhmut

What is known about the situation in Bakhmut

• The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that over the past day in the Bakhmut direction, units of the Defense Forces repelled numerous enemy attacks in the northern part of the city of Bakhmut, as well as in the areas of the settlements of Orekhovo-Vasilovka, Grigorovka and Bogdanovka.
• In addition, Vasyukovka, Zheleznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilovka, Grigorovka, Bogdanovka, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Ozaryanovka and Northern Donetsk region were subjected to enemy shelling.
• The British Ministry of Defense informed that the occupiers in recent days have entrenched themselves to the west of the Bakhmutka River. The occupying forces are depleted, resulting in the slowest pace of their operations since January 2023.
• The Ministry of Defense emphasizes that the Russian leadership is likely to try to restore the offensive potential of the forces after replenishing the stocks of personnel and ammunition. In the meantime, commanders are likely to be forced to choose between offensive operations and reliable defense along the entire front line.