Bakhmut is the main direction of Russian attack on eastern front

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"Bakhmut is the direction of the enemy's main attack on the eastern front. The enemy is concentrating its main efforts here, sparing no personnel and trying to break through. Bakhmut is a symbol of the Ukrainian army's unbreakable and fighting spirit," emphasized Cherevatyi.

The spokesperson for the Eastern military grouping also emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, border guard units and National Guard units are effectively performing their duties in the Bakhmut sector.

"Over the last day 119 enemies were killed, 163 were wounded of various degrees. There were 103 attacks and 25 firefights. And these are not the biggest results in terms of enemy losses. For several days in a row, more than 200 enemies were killed.  Bakhmut is the city where the enemy pays the most attention to its attacks," added Cherevatyi.

• Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that due to losses in the east, Russians are massively using so-called "suicide squads" - insufficiently trained mobilized people who suffer heavy losses on the battlefield.

• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine could become a member of the Alliance, but the organization's main focus now is on Ukraine's victory in the war