The Armed Forces in the south broke through the first line of defense of the enemy and moved to the intermediate - painter
According to Anna Malyar, the Russians make a military rate to the east, because their goal is to enter the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and they are convinced that if they cause a powerful blow to the Armed Forces in the East, they can dramatically change the situation of the war itself. "For us, the main directions of the offensive are the south. For them, the main directions are the East. The most forces are now focused on Kupyansk.
It is important now both from a moral point of view and from the military. In addition, they now throw great forces on Bakhmut. We are steadily moving along the southern flank, "said Anna Malyar. She noted that on the northern flank in the Bakhmut Rhine, the enemy is actively attacking and trying to knock the Armed Forces from previously occupied positions. Fierce battles also continue in the Avdiivka and Marinka area.
The forces of defense do not allow the enemy to move there, despite the fact that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is used against Ukrainian defenders in these areas, everything available in them. "If we talk about the south, our forces continue to take offensive actions, making their way through very serious enemy resistance. These are solid artillery shelling and mines.
Our troops in the south have broken the first line of the enemy's defense and switched to such intermediate, and there they face there The fact that the enemy at the main or key heights actually created concrete engineering fortifications, and this certainly complicates the movement of our troops, " - said the Deputy Minister. Anna Malyar noted that both in the south and enemy tightens reserves, including professional DShV units.