In the east, border guards destroyed up to 10 invaders and an infantry fighting vehicle with a crew.

Two Russians were also

captured

.

This was reported by the press service of the DPSU.  

"Yesterday, the border guards in the Bakhmut direction repelled several assault attacks by the invaders. In a shooting battle, our defenders destroyed up to a dozen invaders, two were taken prisoner," the message says.

It is also reported that in the Luhansk region, the border aerial reconnaissance unit discovered a Russian BMP in a forest strip.

To destroy the invaders, the border guards engaged the gunners of one of the mechanized brigades.

The invaders' combat vehicle was destroyed along with the crew by cannon fire.

Battles for Bakhmut

Around Bakhmut in Donetsk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine

deter up to 20 attacks by Russian troops every day.

It is in the direction of Bakhmut that Russia is concentrating its main efforts to capture the city. 

According to the Institute for the Study of War,

the offensive of the Russian occupiers in Bakhmut is close to culmination

- it is unlikely that their attacks will bring significant operational success.

In a recent interview, the head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the occupiers

almost completely destroyed Bakhmut

in the Donetsk region with their shelling.

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