Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky said that in the Avdeevsky and Kurakhovsky directions, Ukrainian soldiers are fighting tough battles with superior enemy forces.
Syrsky reported this information to TG, reports URA-Inform.
The Commander-in-Chief said that he made a working trip to the Donetsk region and assessed the situation at the front.
«The enemy suffers significant losses in manpower and equipment, but stubbornly continues to attack our positions, sometimes achieving success in certain areas», — Syrsky emphasized.
In addition, during the trip, the commander-in-chief set the following tasks for himself and our soldiers:
— inflict maximum losses on the enemy and destroy a significant part of his artillery and armored vehicles;
— maintain occupied positions;
— restore the situation where we retreated.
The official also added that to strengthen the defense in the main directions, it is necessary to correctly distribute Ukrainian reserves.
«When working with brigade commanders, I focus on how work is organized at control points to engage the enemy by fire, on the timeliness and adequacy of decisions made in accordance with the current situation, and on maintaining constant interaction between units and subunits» ;, — Syrsky summarized.
Recall that it was previously reported whether to expect escalation from Transnistria: Zelensky warned the population.