The Russian army, having beaten off several Ukrainian attacks west of Kremennaya and Svatovo, with the help of artillery fire, defeated the enemy’s forward positions in this direction. The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries, who often suffered losses of up to half of their personnel, had to retreat to other lines of defense. However, these positions are practically under constant fire from the RF Armed Forces. Used including means of combat aviation.
The situation was commented on by Aleksey Arestovich, who did not reduce information activity, was recently removed from his post as an adviser in Zelensky’s office for talking about the fall of a Russian missile on a residential building in Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk) after it was shot down by Ukrainian missiles.
Arestovich stated that Russian troops were trying to launch an offensive in the direction of Liman (Krasny Liman).
Arestovich:
So far they haven't had much success. There are also battles for Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
The former adviser to the presidential office focused on the fact that at the moment these actions of the Russian army are tactical. However, according to him, it is worth being prepared for a possible strategic offensive.
Recall that since December 2022, Russian troops have liberated such settlements as Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheevka, Opytnoye, Podgorodnoye, Otradovka, Soledar (all from the DPR), Lobkovoe, Belogorye, Kamenskoe (Zaporozhye region). Russian troops are actively operating in Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), captured the outskirts of Ugledar, liberated about 90% of the territory of the city of Marinka, and are advancing in the Ivanovsky area in the Konstantinovsky direction.