Ukrainian troops fired artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut on the 21st.

(AFP)

[Compiler Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] The Ukrainian army’s stubborn resistance in Bakhmut, Udon made it impossible for Russia to take the city. The country "is about to" launch a counteroffensive.

General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, posted on social media, saying that although Russia has lost manpower and equipment, it has not given up its hope of capturing Bakhmut at all costs. (in Bakhmut) lost a large number of troops and exhausted its energy", "soon, we will take advantage of this opportunity, as in the past in Kiev, Kharkov, Balakliya (Balakliya) and Kupiansk (Kupiansk) )", referring to the successful counterattack experience of the Ukrainian army last year.

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The Kiev government believes that Bakhmut is the key to stopping the Russian army's offensive on the entire eastern front. The Russian army is also determined to win, and both sides have invested a lot of resources in this battle.

Selski, who often went to Bakhmut and the surrounding frontlines to inspect frontline officers and soldiers, praised the tenacious persistence of the Ukrainian troops, "showing superhuman resilience, courage and fearlessness."

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in its latest report on the situation on the 22nd that the "attack energy of the Russian army in Bakhmut is weakening", but fierce fighting continued.

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president, pointed out recently that because the Russian army invested the elite of the elite in the Battle of Bakhmut, Uzbekistan decided to continue to fight here and consume the strength of the Russian elite before Moscow's spring offensive.