"Looking for weaknesses": the Russians switched from Bakhmut to Soledar - the media

It is reported that Bakhmut and Soledar are part of one front, and the fighting has still flashed around both cities. The weakening of collisions in one area does not mean that the Russians have completely abandoned Bakhmut, but rather indicates that Ukraine's resistance forced its tactics.

The publication writes that although Bakhmut is of little strategic importance, it has become of great importance for the Wagner group, as well as for the General of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Surovikin. Bakhmut's capture would be of great psychological importance to Russia after a number of failures on the battlefield. "They change their positions towards Soledar," said Valery Yuryk, a representative of the 46th Brigade, the Airborne Division.

According to him, the Russians need at least one little victory. Another officer noted that the Russians are trying to find a weak place in the defense of the Armed Forces. However, the representative of the Defense Forces Sergey Cherevaty told reporters that he did not notice a significant weakening of Russian artillery on Bakhmut. He stated that 224 artillery strikes were attached to the area in the area.

The material said that the flow of wounded fighters in Bakhmut has slowed down in recent days. Yes, Andriy Zholob, commander of the medical unit of the 46th brigade, told reporters that he had conducted six or seven operations a day from December 17 to December 19, but did not perform any in the last two days. The operations took into account amputations, work with heavy abdominal and chest wounds, removal of fragments.

"It can be silence for two or three days, and then a powerful bombing will suddenly begin," he said. The publication writes that despite the break, Ukrainian soldiers remain in a state of combat readiness to restore the offensive of the Russians on Bakhmut. Earlier, Focus wrote that the GUR has announced a new large -scale offensive of Ukraine.

The head of the GUR Kirill Budanov is convinced that after the counter -offensive in 2023, Ukraine will cause the final defeat of the Russian Federation and return to the borders of 1991. It was also reported that the expert told how to stop the attacks of Iranian drones forever. Russia can run Iranian UAVs for a long time, receiving new parties from Iran. We will also remind that the operator of the MSRC told about the interception of the Russian winged rocket.