"Prelude to Counter -off": The Armed Forces took the initiative in Bakhmut - Podolyak

According to the adviser to the chairman of the Presidential Office, there are also small local advancements in different parts of Donetsk region. In Bakhmut, the Defense Forces of Ukraine took the initiative, which became a prelude to a counter -offensive. The adviser to the chairman of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak said this in an interview with the German edition of Bild. "Ukraine has taken the initiative.

This does not mean that tomorrow will be released Bakhmut, but the fact that heavy battles will continue and will continue to destroy Russia's combat capability. In a wider sense, Bakhmut is a prelude to counter -offensive. These are doors that open Ukraine to a successful counter -offensive" , - said Mikhail Podolyak.

He added that there are also small local promotion of defense forces in different parts of Donetsk region, and Ukraine needs to win several tactical victories that will lead to complete liberation from Russia of all territories of Ukraine. "Any part of Ukraine, which will remain under the control of Russia, means two things: after a while the war will resume when Russia accumulates new resources and second: there will be no renewal of political elites in Russia itself. To develop.