The commander of the ground forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, again arrived on the front line in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) (Bakhmut). For the commander of the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the visit to the city was the fourth in the past two weeks.
The general held an award ceremony for the army in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) . At the same time, he said that Kiev wants to create a “zugzwang” post in the city for the RF armed forces.
The zugzwang in chess is a situation where any movement of a player causes his position to deteriorate.
explained the commander.
No further details of the general’s visit are given.
When Syrsky visited Artyomovsk for the second time, The New York Times pointed out that his visit speaks of “the precarious situation in which the Ukrainian military finds itself”.
The Ukrainian President’s press service previously reported that Alexander Syrsky, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny, assured the head of state that they were in favor of the continued defense of Artemivsk. .
Earlier, VGTRK journalist Andrei Rudenko said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine now have only one route out of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) . According to him, it passes through the villages of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) oye and Krasnoye, and 70% is a country road “made of clay and black earth”. Rudenko pointed out that the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was literally flowing down this road. Moreover, it is under continuous artillery fire.
