The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation try to occupy part of Kharkiv region and come under Bakhmut - a painter (video)

On Monday, August 7, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar said on the national telephone. The Deputy Minister stressed that the forces of defense continue offensive operations on the southern flank, while fierce battles continue on the northern flank, where the enemy tries to attack and restore lost positions. This creates a complex situation, but the situation remains under the control of the Ukrainian forces.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense reminds that the enemy leads an offensive in the east of the country and chose this direction as the main one. In particular, the Russians do not leave attempts to restore control of previously lost territories in Kharkiv region. "All last week the East was the epicenter of hostilities. In the Kupyansk direction, probably" the hottest "of everything, the enemy tried to return the position lost there in the fall ", - said the painter.

According to the Deputy Minister, Russian troops tried to pierce Ukrainian defense in this direction, but to no avail. "The confrontation was very rigid," the painter added. Fighting in the Srebryansky forestry area is not stopped in the Kupyansk direction. "The endless assaults were, in fact, all last week was storms. According to the Deputy Minister of Defense, last week the enemy conducted approximately 9,000 artillery shelling, which is 1000 more than a last week.

As for the Mariinsky and Avdiivsky direction, there is no change since last year, in fact, the situation has not changed. "The enemy desperately wants to surround Avdiivka, but they can't. The enemy tries to take control of it. But they could not do it. We were released by the Old Keli in those lands. And the enemy tried to regain these lost positions last week, "the Deputy Minister of Defense added. According to the painter, the situation on the front remains extremely difficult but controlled.

Ukrainian troops continue to resist the Russian troops and prevent them from moving deep into the country. We will remind, on August 7 it was reported that in the territory of Zaporizhzhya region Russian invaders came under "friendly" shelling - all because the employees of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were dressed in the form of the Armed Forces. As a result, the invaders lost about 50 soldiers.