Distract the Armed Forces: the Ministry of Defense explained the activation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Kupyansk direction (map)

According to Anna Malyar, every time the Armed Forces are being taken by the Initiative, the invaders are trying to attack one of the 3 directions to force Ukraine to transfer part of the forces there. Russian troops are distracted by the Armed Forces by attempts to start active fighting in other areas. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar in a telegram channel. The invaders have come in eastern Ukraine since January 2023.

Active fighting occurs in 4 directions: however, depending on the operational situation, from time to time the enemy is activated by 3 additional: Shakhtarsky, Kupyansky and Swativsky. According to Anna Malyar, it happens every time the defense forces take the initiative and begin to move forward. The occupiers are thus trying to distract the Ukrainian reserves. "Actually, the same thing is happening now. The Russians were spanning from our promotion in the Bakhmut direction.

Because it, although it is gradual, but daily and almost all dominant heights around the city," - adds the painter. Therefore, the deputy minister called the situation predictable. The activation of the occupiers in the Kupyansk direction is not the first time, but unsuccessful. The Ukrainian military continues the defense.

The painter also added that after the defeat of the Russian Federation near Kiev, the task of the enemy changed - the entry into the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. We will remind, on July 17 in the Armed Forces stated that the occupiers concentrated a 100 thousandth army in the Limano-Kupjian direction for attempts to attack the Armed Forces. The same information was confirmed by the commander of the Land Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Sirsky.