The russian military meanwhile continued his fight at the weekend Capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut away.
“They (the Russian troops) will not stop attacking Bakhmut and the surrounding settlements,” the Ukrainian general staff in Kiev said in its situation report last night. Numerous settlements around Bachmut had been shelled with mortars and artillery. The generals in Kiev gave no information on any gains or losses of territory.
So far, Bakhmut has been under pressure from three sides, only one side in the west is still open and offers Ukrainian troops a corridor for a possible retreat. “The defenders are holding their position,” said Sehij Cherevaty, spokesman for the Ukrainian Army Group East. “And we have the ability to deliver ammunition, provisions and medicine, and to transport the wounded.”
The Russian troops have been trying for weeks to conquer the city of Bakhmut, which has been declared a fortress. Russia sets the notorious mercenary group Wagner one, which according to Ukrainian reports is said to have already suffered heavy losses. However, the information cannot be verified.