12 minutes agoUkraine says it has advanced in combat in Bahmut
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)A senior commander of Ukraine stated that Ukrainian military forces are showing their ability to succeed under challenging circumstances in the eastern town of Bahmut, where they are fighting to repel Russian forces as Ukrainian President Volodyyr Zelensky secured promises of greater military assistance during his tour of capitals [...]
“Bahmut's defense continues, and recent days have shown Ukraine can move forward and oppose Russian forces there”, said General Olexander Syrskiy on May 15th.
Our “Socies are advancing along Bahmut, this is the first successful offensive operation in protecting the city”, Syrskiy said.
According to Syrskiy, the ground forces he is in command are fighting Russian military forces and fighters from the private Wagner paramilitary group, who have led the Kremlin's campaign to invade the town in the Ukrainian Donjeck region in recent months, despite having fewer resources available.
The last <x0 Days have shown that we can move forward and destroy the enemy even in such difficult conditions”, he added. “Operation for Bahmut protection continues. All necessary decisions have been made for defence”.
Ukraine's General Staff said on May 14th that the Russian Army continued to focus its main efforts on the Donbas region, comprised of the Donjock and Luhansk regions, in Liman, Bahmut, Avdivka and Marinka, and that about 30 combat clashes took place in the region that day.
Bahmut and Marinka have been identified by the Ukrainian Army as the main areas of conflict, where the first is described as “the center of hostilities”.
Ukrainian military efforts to infiltrate Bahmut coincide with a expected spring offensive to regain territories occupied by Russia since the beginning of the war in February 2022.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is currently visiting European capitals to seek support and provide new Western supplies to the military.
Zelensky met with German and French leaders, Italian officials and Pope Francisescu over the weekend and arrived in London on May 15th to meet with British Prime Minister Richi Sunak. From there, he will travel to Denmark to speak at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
Sunak promised “100th of” air defence missiles and long-range attack fears.
“This is a crucial moment in resisting Ukraine to a terrible battle of aggression they did not choose or provoke”, Sunak said.
Zelensky said on the official Telegram channel ahead of his trip to London that the United Kingdom is leading the way when it comes to expanding our capacity on land and air... This co-operation will continue “.
On May 14th, France said after a meeting between Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron that it would send dozens of armoured vehicles and light tanks, including AMX-10 combat vehicles RC, Kiev.
On 13 May, Germany announced it would send an additional 2.7 billion euros to Ukraine, its largest aid package since the Russian invasion.
During his trip to Berlin, Zelensky expressed gratitude for Germany, calling them a true “ <x01> and declared that Ukraine's Western allies have the potential to make Russia's loss in Ukraine “irreversible since the beginning of this year.
