Waves of attacks around Bakhmut
Ukraine: Situation at the front marked by intense fire
January 22, 2024, 11:14 p.m
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The Ukrainian armed forces recently repelled seven attacks around the city of Bakhmut. The military leadership speaks of a tense situation. Meanwhile, Russia continues to report smaller gains in terrain.
According to the military leadership in Kiev, the Ukrainians are exposed to heavy Russian attacks in the north of the country and around Bakhmut. “The situation is extremely tense and characterized by intense fire from artillery, mine throwers and combat drones as well as storming actions by the enemy,” wrote the commander in chief of the Ukrainian army, Olexander Syrskyj, on his Telegram channel.
He coordinated further defense with the brigade commanders on site. In northeastern Ukraine, the defenders have been on the defensive for months. Russia has reported several small gains in terrain in recent weeks.
Bakhmut and the sector of the front in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv also appear in the General Staff’s evening situation report. The Ukrainian army repulsed four Russian attacks near the town of Synkivka, near the strategically important small town of Kupyansk. The enemy is trying to “break through the defenses of our armed forces,” the situation report says.
Seven attacks were repelled in the area around the completely destroyed city of Bakhmut. According to the situation report, the focus of the Russian attack efforts was once again Avdiivka and also the area around the small town of Maryinka, which was reported to have been taken by Russia weeks ago and is also in ruins. Both cities are located a little further south in the Donetsk region and directly border the regional capital Donetsk, which has been under Russian control since 2014.
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