That is according to Spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhii Cherevatyi.
"In Bakhmut direction, the defense forces continue to hold the initiative and put pressure on the enemy. The enemy is desperately resisting, firing 519 times at our positions, and carrying out one air raid. In total, eight combat engagements took place, during which 74 occupiers were killed, 152 were wounded and one was taken prisoner. An enemy tank, six armored personnel carriers, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, a D30 howitzer, an Aistenok counter-battery radar and three ammunition depots were also destroyed," Serhii Cherevatyi said on the air of the United News nationwide telethon.
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As the spokesperson stated, the enemy was trying to seize the initiative and carry out offensive actions in Lyman-Kupiansk directions.
"A record 908 times our positions were shelled with all types and calibers of artillery, 11 air raids were carried out. So far, 29 combat engagements have taken place, during which 76 occupiers were killed and 158 were wounded. Two tanks, a Msta self-propelled artillery system, two mortars, a howitzer, two unmanned aerial vehicles and a field depot with ammunition were destroyed," the Ukraine’s Armed Forces Eastern Group spokesperson said.
Serhii Cherevatyi also noted that in Bakhmut direction the Defense Forces of Ukraine are conducting a measured and progressive offensive, using various tactical innovations to advance with minimal losses of personnel.
"Every day we liberate hundreds of meters of our land, every week - kilometers, and in time it will be tens of kilometers. That is, this process is measured, steady, but relentless," the spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.
As Defense Express rported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine Continued to Maintain Initiative in the Bakhmut Direction. We also reported that Ukrainian Warriors Eliminated Another russia’s Most Advanced T-90 Tank Near Bakhmut.
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