In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation New Dedeline to capture Bakhmut: an expert told what was happening in the city

The Ukrainian military still has the strength and means in Bakhmut to keep defense. The main reserve major Alexei Hetman believes that the events in the city will develop in favor of Kiev. The Russian invaders set themselves the goal - to capture Bakhmut by May 9. This is the 17th or 18th deadline, which the enemy puts on the capture of the Ukrainian fortress.

The military expert, the stock of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces Alexei Hetman believes that further events in Bakhmut will develop in favor of Ukraine. He reported this in an interview with Channel 24. According to the expert, earlier the enemy went the "cunning way" and decided to seize Bakhmut before the beginning of the announced counter -offensive of the Armed Forces, but in the Kremlin such amateurity did not like it, so they decided to "delay" the city and devote until May 9.

Hetman noted that Ukraine's defense forces were still holding the defense on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut and suggested that the enemy is unlikely Defense. "The enemy may be exacerbated in that direction, but only if it will remove its military from other areas of the front and throw it on Bakhmut. Because in the rear in Russia they have no relevant forces," said Alexei Hetman.

He added that today in the Bakhmut area the enemy has focused about 25,000 soldiers, of which about 5,000 mercenaries of Wagner PEC. In the city, the occupiers housed about 60 tanks, 400 heavy equipment, up to 150 units of artillery and approximately 50 rocket launchers. "This is a powerful group, but it does not increase, but only decreases. They have not been able to capture the city. And then the situation will develop in our favor.

We believe that part of Bakhmut will remain under our control, and we will continue to release it. And when our counter -offensive begins, the Russians will not be in Bakhmut, " - emphasized a military expert. He added that Ukraine's defense forces had carried out several counter -offensive actions north and south of Bakhmut. In particular, some firing positions that had previously captured Russian invaders.

Recall that according to analysts of the Institute of War, on May 4, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not achieve any confirmed successes in Bakhmut and its surroundings. Instead, the defense forces held a limited counterattack southwest of Bakhmut. In particular, counterattacked in the Kurdyumivka area and were able to move there.