Are fixed and heavy fighting: in the Armed Forces told about the situation on the Eastern Front

To the south of Makarivka, fierce battles are ongoing on the river wet, where Ukrainian troops have an advantage. Ukrainian troops are involved in heavy battles for the settlement of Staromayorsk Donetsk region and have an advantage. This was told during a briefing at Military Media Center, Valery Shershn, a spokesman for the United Tavriya Defense Forces of Ukraine. The units of our troops are fixed on the reached boundaries.

Currently, defenders are conducting air intelligence and demining measures and counter -battering measures. According to him, it is the settlement of Staromayorsk in the area of ​​increased attention of Russian troops. "Fighting south of Makarovka continues to the river Mokry Yala - there is an advantage on our side," Major said. Russian troops are trying to send more reserves to the areas where the Armed Forces take offensive actions.

Successful operations in Berdyansk and Melitopol directions are ongoing. "This advance, you can say, step by step. Let it be short distances, but they are quite noticeable to the enemy," he added. Ukrainian fighters continue to be carried out in certain areas without loss of positions. In particular, he stressed that the Armed Forces continue to successfully restrain the offensive of the invaders in the area of ​​Krasnogorivka and Marinka.

"There were 15 heavy assaults in the Marinka area in the area," Shershn said. Russian troops plan to stop the Ukrainian offensive and delay their reserve forces into the areas of the cities of Marinka and Avdiivka. In this way, the enemy seeks to weaken our offensive power. We will remind, on July 18 the commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces Alexander Sirsky reported details of fighting in the Kupyansk direction. According to him, the enemy tries to defeat the defense forces.