The General Staff of the Ukrainian army announced that its troops repelled several Russian attacks carried out at the same time, at different points on the eastern front, BTA reports.

The areas near the cities of Kupyansk, Limansk, Bakhmut, Avdeevka and Mariinsk were subjected to Russian attacks, according to information from the headquarters.

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"A total of 47 enemy attacks were repulsed," the text said.

Once again, the center of events was the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, for which heavy fighting has been going on for months.

"Nevertheless, our defenders bravely held the city and repelled numerous enemy attacks," the General Staff said in a statement on Facebook.

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