So far, the Russian occupiers have not managed to block the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the route to Bakhmut.

This was announced by the spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty, on the air of the telethon.

According to him, Ukrainian fighters did not allow the enemy to capture the route through which Ukrainian troops are supplied in Bakhmut

"So far they are not succeeding. Everything is being done so that they are not able to block the movement of our units. All necessary ammunition, equipment, food, and ammunition are being delivered to Bakhmut," he said.

Bakhmut remains one of the main directions of attack by the invaders.

As Cherevaty noted, the Russians struck 197 times with rocket-propelled artillery at the positions of the Armed Forces.

There were also 42 combat clashes.

"The enemy lost heavily in personnel during this day: 277 enemies were killed, 258 received injuries of various degrees. The fighting took place in the area of ​​Spirnyi, Krasnaya Hora, Paraskoviyvka, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka," Cherevaty reported.

Let us add that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are disrupting the plans of the Russian army, stopping the offensive of the invaders in several directions.

However, 

Earlier, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 

 warned that the Russian Federation was preparing for a new offensive against Ukraine.

Kremlin leader Putin is gathering up to 200,000 troops to go on the offensive in February or spring 2023.

Kyiv may be under threat.

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