"Heavy Fighting": The Armed Forces confirmed that the Russians became entrenched in reeds

According to the spokesman of the operational-strategic group of Khortytsa troops Nazar Voloshin, part of the settlement is under the fire control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Everything is done to return the lost settlement. The Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to break through and fix themselves in the village of Ocheretyne, Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region.

A spokesman of the operational-strategic group of troops (OSHV) "Khortytsa" Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshin told about it on Thursday, May 2, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. However, despite the successes of the invaders, the part of the territory where the enemy forces are located is under fire control of the Ukrainian military. "Measures are being taken to knock out his (enemy. The speaker emphasized that the situation in the Pokrovsky direction remains the most tense.

However, the Ukrainian forces are taking additional measures to stabilize the situation and return the reeds under their control. "For this purpose, additional forces and reserve tools were introduced," Voloshin added. He also noted that the enemy brigades involved in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions seek to break through the west of Avdiivka and Marinka in order to capture Pokrovsk and Kurakhov.

However, despite the tactical success of the enemy, the Ukrainian military retains an operational advantage. "In these areas, the enemy has achieved some tactical success, but he could not obtain prompt advantage. To enhance the defense in these areas, the replacement of the units that suffered losses, on our part, the crews were moved, which resumed their combat capability," Voloshin summarized.

On May 2, DeepState analysts reported that Russia's occupation troops advanced in the area of ​​the villages of Arkhangelsky and Novo Alexandrovka. This became possible after the Russians occupied the village of Ocheretyne, and then two neighboring settlements - ceramics and Novokalin.

However, in the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the capture of settlements was not confirmed, but only declared the attempts of the occupiers to occupy the position of the Armed Forces in the specified areas. On May 2, it was reported that according to the report of American analysts of the Institute of War (ISW), the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced to the east of the city of Yar and to its eastern neighborhood.