Losses force Russian troops to constantly replenish personnel in east

He said this on Espreso TV. 

“Bakhmut is the epicenter and a symbol of our struggle and indomitability. Bakhmut is a symbol of the enemy's failure. During this day, 249 shellings and 32 battles took place in the Bakhmut direction. The enemy lost 131 soldiers killed, more than 150 wounded. The Russians also lost two munitions depots,” Cherevatyi said. 

According to him, Bakhmut is one of the hottest spots where the enemy's most aggressive actions take place.

“The dynamics of heavy losses, forces the Russian troops to constantly replenish personnel. The Wagner Group are replenishing their staff with convicts, but they are already having problems with this. Even in Russian prisons, they know that this is a one-way ticket. The Patriot military private company, which is linked to Defense Minister Shoigu, has already been spotted in the Vuhledar direction of the Donetsk region,” Cherevatyi added.

• Oleksandr Musienko, director of the Center for Military and Legal Research, noted that more enemy reinforcements are now arriving in the Kreminna area than near Bakhmut.

• Military expert Denys Popovych noted that the Russian troops are trying to attack the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fortified positions in the Bakhmut direction.