Ukraine mentioned Wednesday that assaults by Russian forces within the path of Bakhmut within the nation’s Donetsk area have continued with “partial success” as town continues to be a scorching spot for intense clashes between the 2 sides.
“In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy continues its assault on the city of Bakhmut, with partial success. However, our defenders courageously hold the city, repulsing numerous enemy attacks,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces mentioned on Facebook.
The assertion mentioned that Russia performed “unsuccessful offensives” within the Orekhovo-Vasylivka space of Donetsk, including it was additionally shelled. It mentioned the cities of Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk and Minkivka got here below shelling.
“The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. The settlements of Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities. Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 48 enemy attacks in the specified directions,” it added.
It mentioned the chance of launching missile and airstrikes all through Ukraine stays excessive.
Earlier within the day, the pinnacle of Russia’s Wagner mercenary pressure, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed that the battle for town of Bakhmut “almost destroyed the Ukrainian army” and “battered” his group.
Russian forces have been attempting for months to seize Bakhmut, a transport and logistics hub which is a part of the largely Russian-speaking industrialized Donbas area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
