In Bakhmut, the pressure on the Ukrainian army is increasing, Russian troops continue to advance in the northern outskirts of this symbolic city.
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Zelensky called the struggle for Donbas “painful and difficult”.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stressed on Sunday that his army is involved in the battle.painful and difficultagainst Russian forces in the Donbas region (East), where the disputed city of Bakhmut is located.
“I want to pay special tribute to the courage, strength and endurance of the soldiers fighting in Donbas.Mr Zelensky said in his daily statement that it was “one of the most difficult battles. Painful and difficult“.
Russian advance around the “epicenter” of the conflict, Bakhmut
“Ukrainian defenses in the city of Bakhmut are under increasing pressure with intense fighting in and around the cityOn Saturday, March 4, the UK Ministry of Defense tweeted: He reported “progress“in”Wagner group and the Russian regular army in the northern suburbs of the city is now vulnerable to attack from three sides“.
As a result, Kyiv”reinforce the area with elite units and in the last 36 hours, two key bridges in Bakhmut have been destroyed, including a critical bridge connecting the city to the last major supply route.“, the British Ministry continued.
Villages north and west of Bakhmut were attacked on Saturday, media reported on Saturday. CNN: Serkhi Cherevaty, the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that a total of 131 attacks took place on this front. The battle for Bakhmut, an industrial city whose strategic importance is contested, has been ongoing since the summer. The city has become a symbol because it has been at the heart of fighting between Russians and Ukrainians for months.
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Inspection of the command post by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
In turn, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu inspected the advanced command post in that area on Saturday.Donetsk-South“during visit”in the area of a special military operation“Not specifying the exact location, nor the proximity to the front line, nor the date of the visit.
The ministry released a video showing Sergei Shoigu traveling in a helicopter, then talking to a soldier in the same uniform without a helmet or combat uniform in front of damaged buildings under the soldier’s supervision.
Yesterday, the Wagner paramilitary group, which regularly accuses the Russian army command of not providing enough support, claimed it had “virtually surrounded” Bakhmut in the Donetsk region and called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to vote on the withdrawal of its troops.
Prigozhin wants Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Bakhmut
“The situation in Bakhmut is complicated, but controllable“Sergui Cherevaty, the spokesman of the Ukrainian army, said in a conversation with the My-Ukraina TV channel on Saturday. According to him, the city, now largely destroyed and largely emptied of its inhabitants, is currently “the epicenterof conflict. Russian forces have advanced in recent weeks, cutting off three of Ukraine’s four supply routes and making the defenders’ positions more precarious.
“Wagner’s units have practically surrounded Bakhmut, there is only one way leftto get out of it, Wagner’s head Evgeny Prigozhin said on Friday in a video published by his press service.
Yevgeny Prigozhine, wearing a military uniform and helmet, called Vladimir Zelensky, who had sworn to protect Bakhmut.as long as possible– order to withdraw the Ukrainian troops from the city. Kyiv reported on Saturday that the head of Ukraine’s special forces, General Viktor Khorenko, inspected the units protecting Bakhmut.
$400 million in new US aid
As this fierce fighting continues, President Joe Biden announced $400 million in new military aid to Ukraine on Friday. Western military aid to Ukraine is crucial for Kiev to counter Russian forces and even regain ground, but the Kremlin has said such aid would only “prolong the conflict“.
Washington, however, has included munitions for this military support, particularly for the Himars missile system, which Ukrainian forces have used with devastating effect on Russian troops and logistics lines.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexy Reznikov welcomed the new “a solid contribution to the future success of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield“.
The future of Ukraine is in the European Union
Roberta Mezzola, President of the European Parliament
In turn, Vladimir Zelensky received the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, on Saturday in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine. “Ukraine aims to (…) start EU accession negotiations this year“, he noted on Telegram. Roberta Mezzola said she shares this goal. “The future of Ukraine is in the European Union“, – He said:
New Russian fire against civilian infrastructure
Meanwhile, several officials in southern and eastern Ukrainian regions have reported new Russian fire targeting civilian infrastructure over the past 24 hours. According to a new report from the Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine, a strike against a residential building in Zaporizhia took 11 lives, including one child, between Wednesday and Thursday night.
The authorities also announced the killing of two civilians during the strike.Russian artilleryon Saturday morning in the town of Gulyai Pole and two others were killed during shootings in the town of Chervonohryhorivka, Dnipro region. On Telegram:The mayor of Horlivka, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, told him that two civilians were killed in the bombing.Ukrainian forces“.
Source: Le Figaro
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