BAKHMUT, UKRAINE - MAY 16: Ambulance waiting for wounded soldiers evacuated from battlefield in Bakhmut District, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Vincenzo Circosta/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
This was reported by the spokesperson of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Cherevatyi, during a telethon broadcast.
According to him, despite the Ukrainian forces lacking superiority over the enemy in terms of firepower and manpower, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are successfully conducting a defensive operation. Ukrainian soldiers inflict maximum losses on the enemy and even counterattack.
“Our units have advanced up to 500 meters on certain sections of the Bakhmut front in the past day,” Cherevatyi emphasized.
He also added that Russian aggressors are actively preparing for a counteroffensive by constructing fortifications. Trench systems and platoon/company strongholds have been built.
“The enemy already highly respects the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ukrainian soldiers. They understand that all those claims about ‘raising eyebrows and seizing something’ are far behind now. That’s why they are seriously preparing”, explained the spokesperson.
He further stated that the defense of the Bakhmut direction is currently facing the most difficult period. The occupiers are inflicting incredible strikes using various means of attack, primarily artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and aviation. Essentially, they are demolishing everything that can sustain the defense.
“Our servicemen demonstrate not only courage and resilience, as you have witnessed all these attacks with phosphorous bombs and various types of ammunition but also resourcefulness, ingenuity, and military inventiveness”, said Cherevatyi.
Previously, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stabilized the flanks on the Bakhmut direction. British intelligence reported that in addition to the progress to the south of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops have pushed back the Russian front line to the northwest of the city. This allowed the Ukrainian Defense Forces to use the 0506 route, which is a key supply route, in a safer manner.
The battles for Bakhmut have been ongoing since May 2022.
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