Ukrainian troops in active defense - Land Forces spokesman on the situation around Bakhmut

Fighting is taking place both north and south of Bakhmut. Ukrainian troops are in active defense there and are moving to offensive actions at the best opportunity, improving their tactical position. This was announced by the head of the public relations service of the Land Forces Command, Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Fitio, during a telethon on Saturday, a UNN correspondent reports.

Combat clashes are taking place both in the north and in the south. Our servicemen there are in active defense and at the best opportunity move to offensive actions, improving their tactical position. Now the Russian occupation forces are trying to recapture their previous lost positions, but they are not successful,

According to him, the occupiers continue to try to assault in small groups, Storm-Z and Storm-V units, which are formed from former prisoners.

"The enemy's losses on our line of responsibility since the beginning of November amount to 8 700 people, this is only on our front line," Fitio noted.

Addendum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that the war with Russia is at a new stage and that winter is expected to complicate the fighting after the summer counteroffensive.