According to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar, Bakhmut took upon himself the main blow of the Russian army in the Donbass, leaving the city means allowing Russian units to penetrate deep into the country.
“The Russian army has concentrated its main efforts in the direction of Bakhmut, so we must respond to it, concentrate ours in order to stop their advance. In fact, Bakhmut received the main blow from the Russian armed forces and their private armies “, Malyar explained. .
She pointed out that if the Ukrainian armed forces had not defended Bakhmut, the Russians would have advanced deep into the territory. “Therefore, the importance of Bakhmut’s defense must be understood in this context,” Maliar added.
Recall, according to the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, the Russian army took control of all administrative buildings in the city of Bakhmut (Artemovsk (Bakhmut)). He said that Ukrainian units are still present west of the city, but cannot retreat due to the work of the detachments.
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