Ukrainian General Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday that Ukrainian troops broke through the Russian defense line near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
After the recovery of the villages of Andriivka and Klichtchiivka, “the enemy defense line was crossed,” Syrsky declared, quoted by the press center of the Ukrainian army.
These small places “were an important element of the Russian defense line, stretching from Bakhmut to Gorlivka,” he explained.
The Russian 72nd, 31st and 83rd brigades “were destroyed and completely lost their ability to fight” in the battles near Bakhmut,” the general said.
He admitted, however, that “the general situation in the eastern area remains complicated” and that “heavy fighting continues near Bakhmut.”
After the loss of the two towns near Bakhmut, the Russian army “is carrying out numerous counterattacks” in the hope of “recovering the lost positions” and is preparing to attack further north, in the area of Kupiansk and Lyman,” Syrsky highlighted.
Ukraine announced on Friday the reconquest of Andriivka and, on Sunday, Klichtchiivka, both located south of the city of Bakhmut.
With 70,000 inhabitants before the invasion launched by Russia in February 2022, Bakhmut was conquered last May by Russian forces, after one of the longest and bloodiest battles of this war.
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June to recover territories occupied by Russia, after receiving Western weapons and military equipment and forming new battalions.
Ukrainian forces almost immediately began to regain ground on the northern and southern flanks of this city.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine caused, according to UN data, the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945) and in the last 18 months it has caused a high number of victims not only military but also civilians, impossible to count as long as the conflict continues.
The invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by most of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political sanctions on Russia. and economical.
Source: TSF
