Has a military value: the Armed Forces officer told why the defense forces keep Bakhmut (video)
According to the Ukrainian military, it would be more logical for the Russians to take neighboring Konstantinovka, which would open the operational space for the offensive on Slavyansk, Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk. "Bakhmut stands away, and this is just a symbol for them. They have been fighting for him for a long time. And I like that in our society they understand that Bakhmut is a fortress. which the Armed Forces is used to demand the enemy, "Kravtsov said.
According to the Armed Forces officer, in seven months of defense of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops received the latest weapons and ammunition, and also began the preparation of new assault units. "Bakhmut for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the winning time. And I am pleased to hear that this is the biggest goal for us-to keep at any cost. We keep Bakhmut because there is a military meaning," Kravtsov added.
On March 1, a spokesman for the eastern group of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Sergey Cherevy said that the Russians attracted the most experienced fighters from Wagner PEC for the offensive on Bakhmut. According to a representative of the Armed Forces, the Russian forces suffer tremendous losses, which weakens their efforts in other areas of collisions except Bakhmut. Bravaty also reported that the command assesses the risks for Ukraine's defense forces in Bakhmut.
At the moment, there was no decision to withdraw troops. Last day, Russian invaders made 85 Bakhmut shellings with all kinds of artillery weapons. Another 25 collisions passed directly near the city. On the same day, on March 1, the Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk stated that there are still about 5,000 civilians in Bakhmut, of which several dozen children.
The top official is convinced that minors need to be forcibly evacuated from Bakhmut, even if their parents or guardians want to stay in the city and do not give permission to export children on March 1, that in the Bakhmut direction the snipers of the forces of special operations found a Russian diversion and intelligence group. The invaders tried to sneak into the positions of Ukrainian defenders invisibly. As a result of the combat work, the sniper was eliminated 7 and injured 3 invaders.