The army of the Russian Federation seeks to encircle

Vugledar

in Donetsk region from two sides.

The occupiers are not trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces.

Deputy Mayor Maksym Verbovskyi told about this in a comment to "Suspilny".

"On the 21st, the enemy's counterattack began. For eight days, the city was under heavy fire from artillery, Grads and helicopters. The city was destroyed. 100% of the buildings were damaged, the entire infrastructure of the city was also destroyed," Verbovsky said.

According to him, the Russians managed to advance to some neighboring villages near Vugledar.

However, the Ukrainian military pushed them back to their previous positions.

The deputy mayor calls the situation "stabilized, but difficult." 

"The fighting continues every day. Everything is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They still have two kilometers to go to the city - this is to get at least to the outskirts of the city," Maksym Verbovskyi emphasized.

The situation at the front 

In the morning briefing on February 3, the General Staff reported that in the Novopavlovsk direction , the

 occupiers, in addition to Vugledar, also shelled

Bogoyavlenka, Prechistivka, Velika Novosilka, and Neskuchne in the Donetsk region.

The British Ministry of Defense published a map of the hostilities. 

The most active hostilities continue in Donetsk region and Luhansk region.

 The Russian invaders suffer heavy losses there, but continue offensive actions in several directions at once: on Lymansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdiivsky and Novopavlivsky. 

ISW analysts note that

 Russia does not have the strength

to capture more than 11.3 thousand square kilometers of the unoccupied Donetsk region.

A major Russian offensive by April 2023 is likely to come to a premature end during the April spring rainy season before any significant operational impact is achieved.

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