In Bakhmut sector, roads are under control of Ukrainian Armed Forces - Ukraine's National Guard officer Konon

He said this on the air of the Espreso TV channel.

"The enemy is coming with unprecedented force. The enemy is trying to reach the Kostyantynivka - Bakhmut highway from the south and the Sloviansk - Bakhmut highway from the north. The enemy is using various types of weapons. Despite the enemy's minor success in advancing, the roads are under Ukrainian control. They are dangerous, but under the control of the AFU," emphasized Konon.

According to him, the enemy is trying to storm Bakhmut for several hours in a row.

"The enemy is using outdated Soviet tactics, but having modernized it, it is a shaft of manpower. First, the occupiers' infantry units go for reconnaissance by combat, then a massive shaft of artillery begins and the infantry assault is repeated. The defenders of Bakhmut repelled the enemy. We are hitting the enemy sighting, yesterday we destroyed a large group of occupants," added Konon.

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