Bakhmutskyi in the Donetsk region remains one of the hottest areas of Russia's war against Ukraine.

According to the General Staff, during the past day the occupiers shelled the areas of seventeen settlements there, in addition, they carried out an airstrike near the city of Bakhmut.

in detail about the current situation there

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He emphasizes that the

"The tasks performed by the defense of Bakhmut are practically fulfilled. I will express my subjective opinion: I

I do not see such a thing. The fact that the Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from Bakhmut is an attack, a psychological war, on which the occupiers spend millions of dollars, - says "Kyyanin". - The situation, yes, is difficult, because the enemy uses mortars, anti-aircraft missiles, self-propelled guns, a lot of artillery, MLRS, aviation. These are terrible things, words cannot convey it. The other day, at one of there were such breakthroughs in the areas..., but the Cossacks stood their ground so much that they were respected and respected. There is a location where the brothers laid down a mountain of orcs. There was a camp. When the Cossacks were taking away our wounded at night, they also saw one orc, a stray. He told us that their sent in one direction. Told that in the case of the return of "chmobikes",the needy

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There are private companies in the war that are trying to evacuate their own - both the killed and the wounded."    

According to Kiyanin, the "second army of the world" in the Bakhmut direction is also "partially mobilized", and convicts, and cadre soldiers, and "Wagnerians".  

Residents remained in Bakhmut

"I am in a mobile fire group, I have

the opportunity to move around the city. I communicate with the residents," says a Ukrainian military officer

life, visit several volunteer aid points. They take food and hygiene products there. They collect water from the river. People in the city are different. But the city is more pro-Ukrainian. There are also young people who have stayed. There are those who have nowhere to go, there are those who doesn't want to. There is no electricity, gas, or water in the city. People cut down trees, cook food on the fire. They heat their apartments with stoves. They survive."

The occupiers became dog food

Talking about how difficult the situation in this direction is, the military man recalled the following: "We held the eastern gate of Bakhmut. The Orcs were coming en masse. There was one of those days when, thanks to the Cossacks with the callsigns "Sheva", "Kolumb" and others, we eliminated so many invaders that a

appeared on the field, not for the faint of heart

. The Cossacks worked out, raised the "bird" (drone - Ed.) and saw all this. Bakhmut dogs come there and eat..."

Summing up, Kyivan, who was already called a symbol of the indomitable Bakhmut in social networks, told us this: "I am just one of hundreds of thousands of those who protect Ukraine. There are many Cossacks like me. I would like to say the following to our citizens: only a monolithic nation can to win this bloody war. Much has already been done, but there is still

. Join forces. You cannot serve - help with funds, equipment, equipment. Do not be indifferent, believe in our victory. We are good, we are evil. They, the Russian occupiers, are doomed."

The meaning of Bakhmut: what is known

Recently, military expert Oleg Zhdanov explained the strategic significance of Bakhmut.

He announced this on his YouTube channel. 

According to the expert, if Bakhmut is captured, the way to Slavyansk will be opened before the invaders.

"But that's not the point. In the event that Bakhmut is taken by the occupiers, we have the next line of defense ready there. They will not advance any further. And to Slavyansk, they have to keep sawing and sawing," Zhdanov noted.

The expert once again emphasized that the fact of victory is not important for the Russian Federation, but the strategic importance of the city.

"They need to "sell" something to their citizens and show it to the West in order to put pressure on the West. They need a break in the war. This (Russian. - Ed.) army is exhaling. The quality, combat capability is falling. That's why they need victory. And to transfer forces to they can't go in other directions. They don't have the time and opportunity anymore," he concluded.

In turn, the adviser of the President's Office, Oleksiy Arestovych, said in 

 journalist Dmytro Gordon that Bakhmut is not strategically important.

"It is not even operationally important. It has no importance, in fact. That is, it is important only in one way: we set a trap for them, where we burn their last reserves. They can, of course, still collect, but for now," he believes Arestovych.

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