The defense of Bakhmut is likely a strategically sound effort of the Ukrainian troops, despite the focus on this relatively insignificant operational direction of significant forces and means to deter the aggressor.
It is extremely difficult to track the movement of captured Ukrainian service members in the territory of the Russian Federation or in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
In the afternoon on Friday, the Ukrainian military shot down a Merlin-VR and an Orlan-10 Russian UAVs of operational-tactical level in the southern and eastern directions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Russia's terrorist war against Ukraine should be the last such war, and the Russian Federation must be brought to justice for every burned Ukrainian city and village.
The French publishing house Talent Editions published the book “Quand l’Ukraine se lève. La naissance d’une nouvelle Europe” (“Ukraine straightened .....
Ukrainian forces continue to hold the defense of Soledar and, thus, it cannot be considered Russian-captured. The enemy is now focusing efforts on the Bakhmut direction.
Recently, the Myslovo dictionary of the modern Ukrainian language recognized the phrase "Russian military ship, go **** yourself..." as phrase of the year 2022.
Ukrainian ingenuity in using Western weapons on the battlefield has impressed U.S. officials, and they study Ukraine's example of how it can be applied in modern warfare.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked all Ukrainian defenders and praised the paratroopers and soldiers who are holding their positions in Soledar and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.