Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated 3 quarters last week. km of territories near Bakhmut – Malyar
Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Ministry spokeswoman Hanna Malyar said that Ukrainian troops liberated 3 square kilometers near Bakhmut last week. In total, 43 square kilometers around the city have been liberated.
This is reported by UP with reference to the briefing by Hanna Malyar.
“On the northern flank near Bakhmut, the enemy is trying to drive our troops out because our troops have taken key dominant heights there. The enemy is trapped there because they cannot leave Bakhmut and cannot advance fully there, so the enemy is trying to storm from the northern flank to knock out the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy fails to do so, but the fighting there is fierce. Our troops are advancing along the southern flank around Bakhmut. Over the past week, they liberated 3 square kilometers. Together we can talk about 43 square kilometers around Bakhmut liberated,” Malyar said.
According to her, the defenders continue to advance on the southern flank of Bakhmut.
As for the southern direction, according to the deputy minister, the situation has not changed significantly over the past week. The defenders continue their offensive in the Melitopol and Berdiansk sectors.
In the Kupyansk and Lyman sectors, the enemy is moving additional forces and regrouping.
“The situation is difficult in the Kupyansk sector. You know that the enemy is also shelling Kupyansk. The fighting continues. Our defenders are putting up a very strong resistance to the enemy,” noted Malyar.
In the Kupyansk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled enemy attacks south of Pershotravneve, Synkivka and east of Petropavlivka in Kharkiv region. The enemy is not advancing there.
In the Lyman sector, the main fighting continues around Serebryanske forestry: “The enemy is trying to drive us out of the positions of Kreminna-Belohorivka, which were previously occupied by our troops. The enemy is not succeeding, but the fighting there is also very fierce.”
