Attack and suffered losses: the Ministry of Defense confirmed the regrouping of Wagner PEC in Bakhmut

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to deputy Minister Anna Malyar, begin to take positions in the suburbs of the city in the Donbass, replacing the soldiers of Yevgeny Prigogin. The Armed Forces continue to monitor the area in the area "Airplane". The epicenter of hostilities remains the eastern part of Ukraine and the enemy tries to advance immediately from several directions. Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar wrote about it in her Telegram channel on May 25.

According to her, active fighting is now taking place in Avdiivsky, Mariinsky, Lymansky, Kupyansk and Bakhmut directions. At the first two attacks were reflected and the offensive actions of the enemy were unsuccessful. In the estuary direction, the Russian invaders have a small pause, so no offensive actions were carried out in the last day. "Fighting is ongoing now. The enemy is attacking, trying to capture the bridgehead for further advance, losses.

In the Bakhmut direction artillery shelling, the enemy tries to stop our promotion by flanks. Currently, the enemy pulls up additional units to the flanks for strengthening. " The Ministry of Defense also noted that in the suburbs of Bakhmut the enemy replaced the units of PEC "Wagner" with a regular army of the Russian Federation, but in the city itself there are still fighters of private formation.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to keep under their control the outskirts of the city in the southwestern part in the area of ​​"Airplane". We will remind, on May 25 it was reported that Yevgeny Prigogin announced the release of mercenaries of PEC "Wagner" from Bakhmut. According to him, the personnel servicemen of the Russian Federation will transfer positions, ammunition and dry soldering. The exit of the Wagnerists from Bakhmut must be made until June 1.