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​Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Comments Ukraine’s Troops' Advance in Bakhmut Direction

This is what Bakhmut city, destroyed by the invaders, looks like...
This is what Bakhmut city, destroyed by the invaders, looks like...

The Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces who also is Commander of the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Grouping, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, has stated that the advance of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Bakhmut is the first success of offensive operations in course of Bakhmut defense

"The last few days have shown that we can move forward and destroy the enemy even in such extremely difficult conditions. We fight with less resources than the enemy. At the same time, we manage to destroy its plans," the Military Media Center quoted the Commander as saying on the Telegram channel on Monday morning.

Oleksandr Syrskyi notes that the success is gaining due to warriors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."All thanks to our soldiers who fight the aggressor, overcoming the highest limit human capabilities," he says.

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According to the Commander there are a lot job to do and commanders taking all desisions that are needed in the situation.

This is what Bakhmut city, destroyed by the invaders, looks like...

"However, this is only a partial success. And this is how it should be perceived. The operation to defend Bakhmut continues. All the decisions necessary for defense have been made. We have worked out all possible scenarios for the development of events with the commanders right on the spot," Syrsky said.

According to ISW, Ukrainian troops managed to liberate 16.85 to 17.3 km² of territory in the Bakhmut area.

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Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Comments Ukraine’s Troops' Advance in Bakhmut Direction, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Defense Express
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Colonel-General and Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi commanded the operation to defend Kyiv and the Kyiv region. He also commanded the successful Kharkiv counteroffensive. Now Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi also is Commander of the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Grouping acting on the East of Ukraine and is in charge of Bakhmut direction (including).

As Defense Express reported earlier, Ukrainian Ground Forces' Commander Said Near Dozen Russian UAVs Shot Down in Bakhmut Area in the Week (Video). We also wrote on Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi Said That the Main Task of Troops in Bakhmut is to Exhaust Enemy Forces and Inflict Heavy Losses.

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The 77th Airborne Assault Brigade together with tactical aviation destroyed an ammunition depot and a concentration of occupiers in Bakhmut city, Donetsk region, Defense Express
The 77th Airborne Assault Brigade together with tactical aviation destroyed an ammunition depot and a concentration of occupiers in Bakhmut city, Donetsk region / The Army of Drones video screengrab
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