The commander of the Russian brigade with the call sign “Batya” said that Ukrainian fighters significantly increased artillery work in the area of responsibility of the volunteer Cossack brigade “Terek” near Soledar. This was reported by TASS.
According to one of the participants in the clashes, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are concentrating troops and this may be a sign of an impending attack.
“What is typical for our defense sector is the very active work of enemy artillery, especially lately. There is a lot of enemy movement at night and concentration of forces and assets,” the agency’s interlocutor added.
The soldier noticed that the noise of heavy equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, could be heard at night.
“They are constantly trying to investigate the location of our firearms, we feel or expect some kind of offensive action in our area,” Batya said.
Before that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation clarifiedHe said that the Ukrainian army lost up to 400 soldiers in the Kupyansk direction.
Previously in the USA reputed The collapse of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.