Russia reports a breach of Ukrainian defenses in part of the Luhansk region. During the Russian offensive, Ukrainian troops retreated up to three kilometers, the Moscow Ministry of Defense announced in Telegram. The second most fortified line of defense had also been breached. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to speed up military aid.
Russia’s Defense Ministry did not say in what part of the Lugansk region in eastern Ukraine the offensive took place. Ukraine has recently reported increasingly heavy Russian shelling along the frontline in the east of the country and describes the situation as difficult, although many Russian attacks could have been repulsed.
Ukraine: difficult situation
Russian forces shelled more than 20 towns and villages in the region, as well as the city of Bakhmut itself, with mortars and artillery, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. In addition, Russia launched rocket attacks on the industrial cities of Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk in Donetsk. “The struggle continues for every house (in Bakhmut) to gain the upper hand. The situation remains extremely difficult, but under the control of our troops and the front line has not moved,” Ukrainian military expert Oleh Zhdanov said in a YouTube video. . (whoops, Portal)