Maliar said – in a post on Telegram, reported by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, “It is in the focus of military operations in the direction of Bakhmut, the situation is developing dynamically. Our forces are gradually advancing in two directions on the outskirts of Bakhmut, and there will be no correct numbers now because the ongoing operations are continuing. Our forces are spending On the Russians and kill them. They have already captured many Russian soldiers.”
On the other hand, Yan Gagin, the acting advisor to the President of the Donetsk region, said today that the Ukrainian forces have become more active along the entire line of combat engagement. He explained that Ukrainian units were testing the defenses in an attempt to identify weaknesses.
In addition, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched eight strikes targeting Russian personnel and groups of military equipment, in addition to one raid targeting an anti-aircraft missile system.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – in its evening update – said: “Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 8 raids on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Russian forces, as well as one raid on the anti-aircraft missile system of the Russian forces. Orlan-10 Russian reconnaissance marches.
Units of the Ukrainian missile and artillery forces bombed four manpower groups of the Russian forces, two ammunition depots, as well as two electronic warfare radio stations.
The General Staff notes that “at night, Russia launched another massive attack on the territory of Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones. According to updated information, 18 out of 22 UAVs were shot down by Ukrainian defenders.”
