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KYIV, February 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine according to the information given by the army on Thursday, Russia Ukraine in Ukraine a year after its invasion in an attempt to deliberately destroy its forces military strengthens operations.
Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov said that Russia until summer of Ukraine the industry in the east of the two regions that make up the territory of Donbas has set itself the goal of capturing all the territories that it does not control.
It was held last year on February 24, on the eve of the anniversary of the occupation military said in the briefing that the fiercest battles remained around the city of Bakhmut in the east.
“An enemy that has an advantage in the resource of human mobilization Ukraine is deliberately intensifying combat operations in order to exhaust the units of its armed forces,” Gromov said.
“In the short term, it is important for the Kremlin to capture the main settlements in the Donetsk region, and in the future (all of) Donetsk and Luhansk regions before the summer.”
Kyiv says that Russia is taking heavy casualties as it throws its recently mobilized troops into battle, but Gromov said Moscow is using better-trained soldiers than regular units in the already months-long battle for Bakhmut.
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Fighting for Bakhmut, north of the regional capital Donetsk, has been so fierce that commanders on both sides have dubbed it a “meat grinder.”
“The most difficult situation remains in the direction of Bakhmut, where the enemy has suffered significant losses, but does not stop trying to encircle Bakhmut.
“In order to try to capture Bakhmut, the invaders used the most prepared units of the regular forces.”
‘STONE STAIRCASE’
Donetsk and Luhansk are two of the four regions that Russia has declared part of Russia, but neither of which it fully controls.
Bakhmut’s control would be a stepping stone for Russia to advance on two major cities in the Donetsk region it has long desired: Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
Russia of Ukraine controls about a fifth, but has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months as Ukrainian forces have launched counterattacks using weapons from Western allies.
After those setbacks, Moscow reported increasing gains in recent weeks. Gromov did not elaborate on the latest situation on the battlefield, but said that Ukrainian forces will continue to fight until they push Russian troops across the border.
According to Gromov, Russia Ukraine keeps troops in the border regions of Bryansk and Kursk provinces to suppress its troops and prevent them from being sent to fight elsewhere.
Edited by Timothy Heritage
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2023-02-23 16:36:57
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