The Russian Ministry of Defense did not approve of the statements that the Ukrainian Armed Forces made defensive breakthroughs in various parts of the contact line. It has been reported telegraph channel sections.
The message, “Statements circulating in individual Telegram channels about “defensive breakthroughs” occurring in various parts of the communication line do not correspond to reality,” the message said.
According to the Ministry of Defense, active operations are not carried out in the Kupyansky, Zaporozhye and Kherson directions.
The Ministry noted that the assault detachments, with the support of aviation and artillery, carried out actions to seize control of the western part of Artemivsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut), units of the “Southern” troop group were active to block Avdiivka and seize Maryinka. .
They also reported that a battle was underway to repel an attack by a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of the Maloilinovka settlement, in which army and attack aircraft, as well as artillery, took part.
The Ministry of National Defense added that the general situation in the special operations area is under control.
Voenkor Yevgeny Poddubny on the evening of May 11 declarationNear Kharkov, there is a movement of the columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards the border of the Belgorod region and in the direction of Kupyanskoe.