Russian forces have brought large reserves to Vuhledar - Ukrainian military

17 August, 2023 Thursday

12:52

Russia-Ukraine war

Oleksandr Voitko, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, noted that Russia is concentrating its forces near Vuhledar, because Volnovakha, an important logistics hub for the Russian invaders, is not so far away.

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He spoke about this on Espreso TV.

"In the Vuhledar direction, after the Russian occupiers were driven out of their positions in Mykilski Dachi, the fighting moved to a positional phase. Now Ukrainian units are firing on Mykilske, where the enemy continues to be located. We have to understand that Russia has brought large reserves to Vuhledar because Volnovakha is not far away, which is an important logistics hub for them," the Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman said.

Oleksandr Voitko said that Ukrainian defenders continue to destroy manpower and equipment of the Russian invaders. Active combat operations are underway, as well as the advancement of Ukrainian units to the west of Vuhledar, in the area of Velyka Novosilka.

"The enemy contingent in this area is quite different, as the enemy has brought in many units. There are marine brigades, airborne units, motorized rifle and infantry regiments, units from the so-called DPR and Storm Z, which are used by the enemy in hotter and more advanced positions. We have even met sailors from the Pacific Fleet who were taken off their ships and sent to reinforce these marine brigades. We understand that the invaders still have a lot of forces in this area, a large number of both military and equipment. But our units are working, inflicting fire damage on the enemy and destroying Russian occupiers near Vuhledar every day," emphasized Voitko.

Ukrainian counteroffensive: what is known

On June 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive on the southern frontline, continuing a series of offensive operations near Bakhmut and in other directions.
On June 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced the liberation of Blahodatne, Neskuchne, and Makarivka settlements, near the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
On the morning of June 12, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said that the Ukrainian state flag was raised again over Storozhove, Donetsk region.
On June 24, the Ukrainian Defense Forces officially confirmed the liberation of the territories near Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region, which had been under occupation since 2014.
On June 26, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had de-occupied the village of Rivnopil, Donetsk region. It is located in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. The Russian army occupied the village in March 2022.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces drove the Russians out of their positions near Andriivka on July 25, and in the Staromayorsk direction they succeeded and consolidated their positions.
On July 27, the 35th Separate Marine Brigade together with the 129th Brigade liberated the village of Staromayorske in Donetsk Oblast.
On July 31, it was reported that during the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military liberated more than 204 square kilometers of territory in the south, and another 37 square kilometers in the Bakhmut direction.
On August 2, the Defense Forces drove Russian occupiers from their positions near Avdiivka in Donetsk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back the Russian offensive at the Kupyansk and Lyman directions.
On August 5, 30 clashes took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops at the front, and Russia lost 590 soldiers, 5 tanks, and a MLRS.
On August 6, Budanov assessed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive: the military's advance in the Bakhmut direction is slightly faster than in the south.
As of August 9, it was reported that Ukrainian Defense Forces have taken back over 40,000 square kilometers of our land from the Russian invaders since February 24, 2022.
On August 10, it was reported that the Defense Forces had partial success near Urozhayne and Staromayorske, and were entrenched near Bakhmut.
On August 11, the spokesperson for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andriy Kovalov, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were conducting offensive operations south of the city of Bakhmut.
On August 14, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar informs that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already liberated 40 square kilometers of territory on the southern flank of the Bakhmut direction.
On August 16, the Ukrainian military completely liberated Urozhaine in the Donetsk region. Defense forces are consolidating their positions.