Ukrainian Defence Forces advance up to 2km in Bakhmut sector in two days - Cherevatyi

Ukrainian troops have seized the initiative in the battle for Bakhmut and continue to drive the enemy out of the city. During the fierce fighting over the past two days, on 14-15 May, our defenders have advanced into the enemy-held territories in Bakhmut to a distance of up to 2 km.

This was stated by the spokesperson for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Cherevatyi, during a national telethon.

According to him, over the past two days, Ukrainian soldiers have advanced on the flanks of Bakhmut from 350 metres to 2 kilometres in some places.

"Bakhmut is now a bifurcation point. In a broad sense, this means a transition to another stage. If Wagner PMC does not find a way to replenish its personnel in such intense fighting, it will be simply destroyed," Cherevatyi said.

Fierce fighting continues for Bakhmut. Thus, 34 combat engagements took place in one direction alone over the last day. The occupiers fired 479 times at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with various weapons systems and carried out 4 air raids.

During these battles, Ukrainian defenders killed 149 occupants, killed 160 and captured six more.

As reported by OBOZREVATEL:

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to counterattack in the area of Bakhmut and have advanced more than 16 km in three days.

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi noted that Russian troops are suffering crazy losses in the Donetsk operational area. According to him, the Defence Forces are eliminating most of the occupiers in the area of Bakhmut, which is the site of fierce fighting.

The President's Office called the battle for Bakhmut a prelude to a counter-offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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