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LVIV, UkraineFebruary 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine forces along the front line in Donetsk, including the besieged city of Bakhmut, and the fiercest fighting for the towns of Vuhledar and Maryinka, Kyiv higher military the commander said on Saturday.
Ukraine Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zalujny said that Russia of Ukraine in the southeast, in the Donetsk region, which Moscow is trying to completely occupy, it organizes about 50 attacks every day.
“Fierce fighting continues in the region of Vuhledar and Maryinka”, – Zalujni American general He said in a Telegram message after the call with Mark Mille.
“We keep the defense safe. In some areas of the front, we were able to return the positions we lost earlier and gained a solid foothold.”
Zalujnyi did not specify where the profits were. He added that Ukraine continues to hold Bakhmut to “stabilize” the front line around the city.
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The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said on Saturday that his forces faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders around Bakhmut.
on friday Britain, Russia said that his forces were advancing north from Bakhmut, but were having a more difficult time attacking Vuhledar, about 150 kilometers (93 mi) to the south.
Each side’s control zones cannot be established independently, as fighting along the front in recent months has slowed to what the Ukrainian Defense Ministry calls “creeping” steps.
of Ukraine military Analyst Oleh Zhdanov said that despite Russian pressure, Ukrainian forces were able to hold their ground in Maryinka, an almost deserted and destroyed small town on the frontline since the war began a year ago.
“There is fighting in the center of the city, but it’s over 24 hours no changes have taken place during this period”, – Zhdanov social he said in his video on the network.
Wagner’s head Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Moscow of Ukraine it may take two years for him to control all of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Last year, Moscow labeled both as “republics” of Russia, condemned as illegal by most of the United Nations.
President Vladimir Zelensky and others military officials have been on a diplomatic marathon in recent months to secure more Western weapons and fighter jets.
“The key to success on the battlefield is efficiency fire it is harmful, for which an appropriate amount of weapons and ammunition is required,” Zalujny said.
Reporting by Lydia Kelly and Nick Starkov; Writing in Melbourne by Lydia Kelly; Edited by David Gregorio
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2023-02-12 10:07:48
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