That is according to Ukrainian Defense Deputy Minister Hanna Maliar, Ukrinform reports.
“Speaking of the south, our forces continue to persistently carry out offensive actions there despite the enemy’s very strong resistance. Firstly, this refers to continuous artillery attacks and, secondly, mining efforts. But, our troops in the south have already broken through the first line of defense in some places and moved to the so-called intermediate line,” the Ukrainian defense official told during a nationwide telethon on Friday, August 4.
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As Hanna Maliar stated, at the intermediate line, russians set up concrete engineering fortifications within their main heights, which was complicating the movement of Ukrainian forces.
The Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine noted that, russians were bringing up personnel reserves, mainly professional military units, such as air assault units, both in the south and in the east.
As they estimates in Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, russia is focusing efforts on the east as the epicenter of combat actions. Fierce battles are raging in the Marinka and Avdiivka direction.
"The situation is changing there on a daily basis but, most importantly, Ukraine’s Defense Forces do not allow the enemy to advance now," Hanna Maliar stressed.
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