Agencies – Kiev:
The Ukrainian army announced the “first success” of its attack in the vicinity of the city of Bakhmut, which is witnessing the longest and fiercest battle in the framework of the Russian offensive. And the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Oleksandr Sersky, stated that “the progress of our forces in the Bakhmut region is the first success in the offensive,” which aims since last summer to recover the city, which Russian forces control the bulk of, according to what was quoted by the Ministry of Defense. Russian forces control about 95 percent of the city, most of which has been destroyed. “The past few days have shown that we can go forward and destroy the enemy even in such very difficult circumstances,” Cirsky said. He added, “We are fighting with fewer resources than the enemy. At the same time, we succeed in destroying his plans.” Sirsky’s statements come after the head of the “Wagner” armed group, which is at the forefront of the Russian attack on Bakhmut, stated that the regular Russian forces were fleeing from the outskirts of the town, leaving his forces in the center exposed. In another development, a Russian strike killed 4 people in Avdiivka, located on the front line in eastern Ukraine, and hit a hospital, according to what was announced by the Ukrainian governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kirilenko.
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