Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar stated in a Telegram submit that Kyiv’s forces had repelled day-long assaults by Russia within the embattled metropolis of Bakhmut on Wednesday.
While Russia boosted its forces within the metropolis, attacked the suburbs to the north and engaged in fierce preventing within the southern suburbs, Ukraine’s forces superior 500 meters within the north and in some areas within the south by one kilometre, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar stated on her Telegram channel.
“The defence of Bakhmut and its outskirts is meeting its military objectives,” she stated. “As of now, we control the southwestern part of Bakhmut.”
She stated that Russia had attacked Bakhmut all day having “significantly strengthened” its grouping in Bakhmut by bringing most of its reserves there.
“All the attacks were repelled by our defenders,” she added.
Kyiv has for days been hailing battlefield successes round Bakhmut that would ultimately entice forces of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group inside the town. Wagner is spearheading the Russian assault on the town.
Moscow sees Bakhmut, a metropolis of about 70,000 earlier than Russia’s full-scale invasion practically 15 months in the past, as a stepping stone towards capturing the remainder of the japanese Donbas area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
