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​Ukraine’s Ground Forces Commander Says Defense Forces Aware of Enemy’s Plans in Bakhmut Front

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The battles for the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region have reached the point of the highest tension / Photo credit: the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The battles for the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region have reached the point of the highest tension / Photo credit: the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian defenders took a number of tactical steps which prevented the enemy from encircling Bakhmut, but the situation develops very dynamically. The Defense Forces realize the tactical importance of Bakhmut for the enemy and are aware of the enemy’s plans for actions in other areas of the front

"Defense is the organization of actions built on strategy, discipline, and trust of personnel. Its success depends on the intelligence and cunning of each commander. We must be able to anticipate the actions of the enemy who has a numerical advantage. The defense of Bakhmut has been ongoing for almost 10 months. The defense forces took a number of tactical steps which prevented the enemy from encircling Bakhmut so far, but the situation is still very difficult," Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, posted on Telegram, Ukrinforn reports.

Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Defense Forces Aware of Enemy’s Plans in Bakhmut FrontDefense Express

According to Ukraine’s Ground Forces Commander, the Russian forces operate by usual methods, they do not count people, but the number of soldiers is not a decisive advantage or a factor of victory.

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"We realize the tactical importance of Bakhmut for the enemy and are aware of their plans for actions in other areas of the front. The defense forces continue to defend the city. The situation is dynamic. Here, every move and decision may change it radically. Every day has the highest value," the commander emphasized.

Fighters of the 93rd OMBr Kholodniy Yar, operating in the Bakhmutab area, hit the Russian occupying forces with French-made MO-120-RT mortars, Ukraine’s Ground Forces Commander Says Defense Forces Aware of Enemy’s Plans in Bakhmut Front, Defense Express
Fighters of the 93rd OMBr Kholodniy Yar, operating in the Bakhmutab area, hit the Russian occupying forces with French-made MO-120-RT mortars / Photo credit: the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Oleksandr Syrskyi noted that he is proud of the personnel and appreciates the speed of thinking of the commanders of the brigades.

As Defense Express reported, Ukraine Ground Forces Commander Said Ukraine’s Forces Were Shrinking Enemy's Offensive Potential in Battle of Bakhmut. We also wrote, that Ukraine’s National Guard Special Forces Said No Quiet Place on Ukrainian Land for Occupiers Just Fertile Soil of Bakhmut (Video).

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