The most difficult situation is in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, where the enemy has deployed up to four brigades, the commander-in-chief said.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky reported on the aggravation of the situation at the front, noting that the situation is very dynamic. He wrote about this in detail in his TG channel.
“The situation at the front has escalated. Trying to seize the strategic initiative and break through the front line, the enemy concentrated his main efforts in several directions, creating a significant advantage in forces and means. He is actively attacking along the entire front line, in some directions he has tactical successes. A dynamic change in the situation is taking place “, individual positions change hands several times during the day, which gives rise to an ambiguous understanding of the situation,” the message says.
It is reported that this week heavy fighting continued along the entire front line, and in some directions the enemy had tactical success, and in others it was possible to improve the tactical position of our troops.
In the Lugansk region, the enemy is trying to take advantage of its advantage in the air, missiles and the number of artillery ammunition.
“The main task for himself is to reach the administrative border of the Lugansk region,” states the commander-in-chief.
Syrsky noted that the enemy is crossing his main efforts in the Kupyansky direction in the area of the villages of Stelmakhovka and Berestovo, where the enemy had partial success, but was stopped by Ukrainian defenders, as well as in the Limansky direction, where he is advancing on the village of Terny and trying to push the Ukrainian Defense Forces beyond the Cherny River A stallion, but not successful.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the hottest spots remain Ivanovskoe and Chasov Yar, and the enemy is also trying to regain control of Klishchievka and reach the line via the Seversky Donets – Donbass canal.
The commander-in-chief said that the most difficult situation is in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, where the enemy has deployed up to four brigades and is trying to develop an offensive west of Avdeevka and Maryinka, making its way to Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo.
“Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, preserving the life and health of our defenders, moved to new lines west of Berdichev, Semenovka and Novomikhailovka. In general, in these directions the enemy achieved certain tactical successes, but was unable to gain an operational advantage. Ukrainian troops inflict maximum losses on the enemy, both in personnel and in military equipment. To strengthen the defense in these directions and replace units that have suffered losses, brigades that have restored combat capability are being relocated,” the commander-in-chief said in a statement.
The situation in the southern directions remains tense, but Syrsky claims that the enemy has none of them.
“Moreover, in the Kherson direction, our units managed to advance in the Veletensky area and establish control over the island of Nestriga. Also, the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to improve their tactical position in the Sinkovka area (Kupyansky direction) and Serebryansky forestry (Lymansky direction),” he added.