The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Sersky, said on Monday that the defense of the town of Bakhmut continued, adding that the past few days had shown Ukraine’s ability to advance and confront Russian forces there. .
“The advance of our forces along the direction of Bakhmut represents the first successful offensive operation in the defense of the city,” Sersky was quoted by Ukraine’s Military Information Center as saying.
“The past few days have shown that we can advance and destroy the enemy even under such difficult conditions. The Bakhmut defense operation continues. All necessary decisions have been made to defend the city,” he said. added in a message broadcast by the center on the Telegram messaging app.
British support with long-range attack drones
The British government has said it will send hundreds of new attack drones with a range of more than 200 kilometers to Ukraine, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London for talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak . “Today the Prime Minister will confirm the UK’s supply of hundreds of air defense missiles and unmanned aerial systems, including hundreds of new long-range strike aircraft with a range of over 200 kilometers,” the government said in a statement. “All of this will be delivered over the next few months,†she added.
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