The Ukrainian General Staff reports new figures on Russian combat losses: according to this report, 590 Russian soldiers have been so badly killed or wounded that they are unable to fight in the past 24 hours. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian troops have successfully repelled continuous Russian shelling in the Donetsk region.
“Despite everything, Bachmut stands up,” Selenskyj said in his video address on Sunday evening. Although most of the city was destroyed by Russian attacks, the Russian troops were unable to get through. The city of Soledar also holds out, even though the destruction is even greater and the situation is very difficult.
“We Stand Firm”
Ukrainian soldiers also showed their willingness to defend themselves in Bakhmut in a video recorded Saturday (see tweet below). In it, they confirmed that Bakhmut and Soledar are still in the hands of Ukrainian forces. Despite Russian mortar attacks and temperatures around -16 degrees, the position is held. “The hands are a bit cold, but we hold on,” says a soldier.
On Sunday evening, Zelenskii again accused Russia of violating the self-imposed ceasefire on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas. Kramatorsk, northwest of Bakhmut, and other cities have been attacked, the Ukrainian president said. The 36-hour ceasefire ended at midnight on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko said the purpose of the special military operation in Ukraine would be achieved. “And there will definitely be a victory,” Kiriyenko said, according to the Russian news agency TASS. On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.
Group Wagner wants to take Bachmut
The Russian army is currently focusing on its offensive in eastern Ukraine. For months, she and the Wagner mercenary group have been trying to take over the small town of Bachmut. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin justified the bitter advance with the huge tunnel systems there, in which troops and tanks could shelter.
Source: Krone
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