In the Ukrainian army, they denied the statement of Russian sources about the attack on the city of Liman and the capture of settlements near Bakhmut.
The forces of the defense of Ukraine keep a blow in Bakhmut and do not allow the Russians to go further. Ukrainian media write that the representative of the eastern group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Chervaty said this.
“Firstly, for several months in a row, Russian troops have been trying to take Bakhmut. Secondly, they have been conducting their information operation for several days in a row that already a number of settlements – Ivangrad, experienced and others – have been taken near Bakhmut – This is not true. There are heavy, very complex military operations, the enemy concentrated their power there. However, the forces of the defense of Ukraine keep a blow there and do not let the enemy go further, ”said Cherrevnaya.
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He also noted that the information about the Russian troops, who allegedly try to go on a counterattack for the Liman recently liberated by the Ukrainians, is not true: “In fact, they are building defensive positions there in the Kremennaya area, in the Svatovo area. Moreover, they are They boast in their publics that they allegedly build the so-called “Putin line” there … I think these are also elements of the information and psychological impact on us, the Russians are supposedly prepared. ”