On February 7, fighters of the State Border Service of Ukraine repelled a long assault by Russian troops on the outskirts of Bakhmut to Donetsk region. 

This was reported in the press service of the DPSU.

It was clarified there that in the positional struggle, the Ukrainian border guards

created favorable conditions for a counterattack

, which they conducted together with their comrades from the National Guard and the Armed Forces with the support of artillery and mortars.

Thanks to the fire from small arms and group weapons, the Ukrainian defenders

forced the Russian invaders to flee from their positions

.

During the counteroffensive, at least 12 enemy soldiers were killed, and another 16 of them were wounded.

It will be recalled that on February 7, deputy commander of the "Freedom" battalion, lieutenant of the National Guard, Volodymyr Nazarenko, reported that the situation in Bakhmut is far from an operational environment.

Defense forces are still able to provide supplies for the army, evacuate the wounded and bring humanitarian aid into the city.

Nazarenko emphasized that no one is going to "surrender" Bakhmut, but in case of withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from there, they will take up defense in pre-prepared, advantageous places to effectively destroy the enemy.

It should be noted that earlier there was information that high-ranking officials from the USA advised Ukraine to withdraw the Armed Forces from Bakhmut.

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