KYIV (Reuters) – Russia is aiming to interrupt by means of Ukrainian defences within the Kupiansk-Lyman sector of the entrance line in northeastern Ukraine after a pointy improve in combating there, the commander of Ukraine’s floor forces stated on Monday.
Video footage launched by the bottom forces confirmed Normal assembly troops at an undisclosed location in woodland, and quoted him as saying combating within the northeastern Kupiansk-Lyman sector had “considerably escalated”.
“The enemy is making ready, significantly making ready for offensive actions, bringing in workers,” Syrskyi stated within the footage posted on the Telegram messaging app. “The primary purpose is to interrupt by means of our troops’ defences and recapture our territory.”
Ukrainian forces recaptured town of Kupiansk and close by areas almost a yr in the past, ending months of Russian occupation following Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, however Russian forces have gone on the assault within the area once more.
The Ukrainian army reported in its each day replace that combating was raging alongside the japanese entrance, notably round Kupiansk, and close to Avdiivka and Mariinka within the Donetsk area.
Russia went on the offensive round Avdiivka final week and combating there was intense. A strategically vital city with a big coking plant, Avdiivka is positioned within the northern outskirts of the Donetsk area, a lot of which has been occupied by Russia.
Ukrainian officers have repeatedly stated Ukrainian troops are holding their positions within the east.
Ukraine launched a counteroffensive within the east and south firstly of June however in over 4 months it has reported solely minor positive factors.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, Writing by Olena Harmash, Modifying by Timothy Heritage)
