"The occupiers are more difficult to resist": The painter told how the Armed Forces counter -offensive continues (video)
According to her, the Ukrainian military continues to weaken the defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Thus, hundreds of invaders are eliminated weekly, and dozens of warehouses with weapons and ammunition, many units of military equipment of the enemy are eliminated. "We already see signs that the enemy is more difficult and difficult to resist. And our defenders are full of strength in order to move on," the painter said.
She also noted that the Ukrainian forces continue to move to the south of Bakhmut. Fighting is currently in such settlements as Kurdyumivka, Hlyshchiyivka and Andreevka. There, Russian forces use artillery and mortars. But to the north of Bakhmut, Ukraine's defense forces reflect the attacks of the Russians. In addition, according to the painter, there is a confident, though gradual, the offensive of the Ukrainian forces in the southern directions towards Melitopol and Berdyansk.
"We are moving, but we need to understand what effort and resistance of the enemy we face," said the Deputy Minister. She also stated that the enemy was trying to distract the defense forces, occurring in the Lyman and Kupyansk directions. They try to knock the Armed Forces from the positions that they took, but they have nothing yet. We will remind that it was reported that the Armed Forces released the village of Staromayorsk.