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KYIV, March 18 (Reuters) – According to the military on Saturday, of Ukraine located on the outskirts of Bakhmut city in the east Ukraine forces to deliver ammunition, food, equipment and medicines to the defenders of the Russian units.
And in the latest claim that it inflicted heavy losses Kyiv said that his troops killed 193 Russians and wounded 199 during the fighting on Friday.
Russia of Ukraine In his strategy to take control of the Donbas industrial region in the east, he has set the capture of Bakhmut as a priority task. The city was largely destroyed in months of fighting, Russia repeatedly launched attacks.
Military Spokesman Serhiy Cherevati told ICTV TV channel that “We manage to deliver the necessary ammunition, food, equipment and medicines to Bakhmut. We managed to get our wounded out of the city.”
According to him, Ukrainian scouts and counter-artillery fire are helping to keep some roads into the city open. On Friday, pro-Kiev forces shot down two Russian drones and destroyed 5 enemy ammunition depots, in addition to inflicting heavy casualties.
Reuters could not independently verify the claims. Last Sunday the president Vladimir Zelensky said that Russia In less than a week, more than 1,100 of his forces were killed in battles in and around Bakhmut.
Reporting by Nick Starkov; Written by David Ljunggren; Edited by Daniel Wallis
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2023-03-19 08:11:21
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