Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesperson: Russian defense line near Bakhmut has been broken through (video)
There are no large settlements, there is a highway and a large number of forest strips, so the liberation of Andriivka and Klishchiyivka allows us to predict faster movement of Ukrainian troops.
In the Bakhmut sector, Ukrainian troops managed to break through the Russian defense line and continue to advance. This was reported by the head of the press service of the Eastern Military Group, Ilya Yevlash, on the air of We-Ukraine TV channel.
He noted that the liberation of Andriivka and Klishchiyivka opens up prospects for further progress. There are no large settlements further on, there is a highway and a large number of forest belts. In urbanized areas, it is much more difficult to conduct combat operations, as it is a completely different kind of fight. Yevlash predicted that the scenario of hostilities will change somewhat.
“We have broken through the enemy’s defense line here and are now continuing to move forward,” the spokesman said.
According to him, the enemy did not expect such a turn of events, so it is worth monitoring the situation. Yevlash recalled that last year Kharkiv region made significant progress. He did not rule out such a scenario, but the city in Donetsk region is politically important for the occupiers, so a long struggle is possible.
Situation in the area of Bakhmut from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to the General Staff’s report of September 18, the defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks near Bila Hora in Donetsk region in the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia junior military unit in the Bakhmut sector. Russian occupants tried in vain to break through the defense of our troops in the area of Andriivka. The defense forces continue to carry out assault operations in the area of Klishchiyivka, Donetsk region, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the Russian occupation units, and consolidating their positions.
On September 18, the “Rage” brigade showed how they liberated Klishchiyivka near Bakhmut. The attack aircraft successfully destroyed enemy equipment and manpower.
