The commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that they have to fight when the enemy has an advantage both in weapons and in the number of personnel.
Russian troops are advancing in the Kupyansky, Limansky and Bakhmutsky directions to capture new settlements in the Donetsk and Kharkov regions. This was said by the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky.
According to him, the direction of Bakhmut remains very important for the Russian invaders. They focus their main efforts here and use the most combat-ready units of the landing forces, the marines and the Storm Z and Storm V units formed from former criminals to carry out operations of – attack.
“The enemy’s goal in this direction is an attack on the settlement of Chasov Yar, then on Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk with subsequent access to the borders of the Donetsk region,” said Syrsky.
He added that in the direction of Liman, the Russian occupation forces moved to continuously attack the positions of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Makeyevka and Ternov. Combat operations are carried out under the direction of Seversky. The invaders actively used equipment during the attacks, which Ukrainian defenders constantly destroyed.
According to Syrsky, the daily attack operation of the Russian troops in the Sinkovka area does not stop with the aim of capturing and creating a bridgehead for further attacks on the city of Kupyansk.
“The situation is complicated. We have to fight against the conditions of the enemy’s advantage both in weapons and in the number of personnel. However, commanders and staff monitor the changes in the situation 24/7, analyze the actions of ” said the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
He emphasized that in all three directions, Ukrainian troops are holding the defense and destroying the enemy, so the enemy is suffering heavy losses, which are filled by the reserve assault battalions formed from the former prisoner At the same time, the Russian invaders continued to carry out offensive actions.
“During the first half of December, the enemy lost approximately eight thousand military personnel in the zone of responsibility of OSGV Khortitsa. In addition, more than five hundred units of enemy military equipment were destroyed or damaged. Among those it: 67 tanks, more than a hundred armored combat vehicles, 77 guns and mortars of various calibers. “Unlike the aggressor, the Ukrainian defense forces are trying to achieve victory by carefully planning the combat operations and the effective use of artillery, mortars, attack drones and small arms, and the The greatest value for us is the lives of our soldiers. Minimizing losses is always a priority when planning operations, “- said the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Let’s remember that, according to the General Staff, the Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks in the directions of Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, and Zaporozhye.
As reported, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that they are not stopping their operations at the front, but are reforming them to adapt to the conditions of the shortage of shells.
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Source: korrespondent
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