“Bakhmut. The enemy is ambushed and the city is placed under the control of the defense forces.” In a few words, Ukrainian general Oleksandr Syrskyi announced on Telegram a new victory for Kiev forces that will trap Russian troops in the city that has been under the control of Wagner, the mercenary company led by Evgheny Prigozhin for months. Leaving the area in late May and early June. In about forty days, Ukraine’s counterattack in the region led to at least a partial reversal of the situation.
Repeating Syrsky’s words, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar also explained in Telegram that the Ukrainian army “controlled the entrance, exit and movements of the enemy for several days” and that this was “possible”. by the fact that during their advance our troops took control of the main command heights around Bakhmut”.
The current Ukrainian counteroffensive succeeded in recapturing a total area of 24 square kilometers around the city of Bakhmut on the eastern front, which was almost entirely occupied by Russia. In a statement made on the official Telegram channel of the Ukrainian army, “The armed forces liberated an area of 24 square kilometers in the Bakhmut region. According to the note, four of these square kilometers were recaptured by Ukrainian soldiers last week.
The report adds that Ukrainian forces are consolidated in the recaptured areas and continue to damage enemy targets identified by their intelligence with artillery fire. “The enemy is resisting, mobilizing its troops and actively using its reserves,” Ukrainian General Staff spokesman Andri Kovalov said in a statement. “Intense fighting continues here,” Kovalov said, referring to Bakhmut’s territory. In a separate note, Kovalov explained that Ukraine, like Bakhmut, is resisting Russian attacks in Avdivka and Ma’rinka, located on the eastern front. More than a month ago, Ukraine launched its ground counterattack with offensive operations against Bakhmut’s flanks and – from the southwest of Donetsk province and west of Zaporozhye – the occupied cities of Melitopol and Berdyansk in the southeast. Ukraine
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have collectively demanded the liberation of 169 square kilometers since the start of the counteroffensive in mid-May. In essence, this is an area as large as the city of Odessa. In addition to advances in the Bakhmut area, the Kiev troops managed to advance more than one km along the Melitopol and Berdiansk lines. On the other hand, the Russians are not limited to defending positions: attacks by Moscow forces have been reported in Donetsk, and about thirty clashes have been reported in the last 24 hours without significant changes in the strategic balance.
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