Russia reported a breakthrough through Ukrainian defenses in an unspecified part of the Luhansk region on Wednesday. During the Russian offensive, Ukrainian troops withdrew up to three kilometers, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow reports on Telegram. The more fortified second line of defense had also been breached.
In Kiev, a front shift was refused. However, there was increasing Russian shelling along the front line in the east of the country. The situation is therefore very difficult, even if many Russian attacks could have been repelled.
20 towns and villages in the region attacked
Russian troops shelled more than 20 towns and villages in the region, as well as the town of Bakhmut itself, with mortars and artillery, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said. In addition, Russia has carried out rocket attacks on the industrial cities of Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk in Donetsk.
“There is a fight for every house (in Bakhmut) to gain an advantage. The situation remains extremely difficult, but under the control of our troops and the front line has not shifted,” Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov said in a YouTube video.
The US chief of staff speaks of attrition
US Chief of Staff Mark Milley described the battle for the Bakhmut region as a war of attrition. There is a lot of violence and a lot of fighting, but the front line is fairly stable, Milley said in Brussels on Tuesday when asked about the current war situation. “I would describe it as a very big war of attrition with very high losses, especially on the Russian side.” According to Milley, the Ukrainians currently control the fort, while on the Russian side, the Wagner group in particular is attacking.
Source: Krone
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