The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation planned to capture the entire Donetsk region by the end of the year - the Ministry of Defense

Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can not hold the entire front line, so they throw the forces into certain areas where they are trying to succeed. Currently, the Armed Forces are trying to surround Bakhmut. Russian troops set the task to enter the administrative borders of Donetsk region by the end of 2022. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar on the air of a telecommunication.

According to her, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation concentrated most of their reserves of military equipment and weapons in the Bakhmut area. She stressed that the Russians could not hold the entire front line. As a result, they choose certain directions for attacks, where the maximum amount of forces is being overturned and where, in their opinion, they can succeed. However, Ukrainian troops continue to keep Bakhmut, the invaders are lost and cannot move on.

The painter said that the Russian military had minor successes in the area, but the Armed Forces were able to displace them. "As of today, the enemy is trying to surround the city and they do not work," the Ministry of Defense representative added. We will remind, on December 26 the speaker of the eastern group of the Armed Forces Sergey Cherevaty said that in the battles for Bakhmut there may be an operational pause.

According to him, Russian troops suffered great losses, and the defense of the Ukrainian troops is exhausted. However, he added that if the Armed Forces has enough strength and means, they will be able to strike until the opponent is able to advance. On December 25, the media wrote that the Ministry of Defense of Germany does not deny the possibility of a new offensive of Russian troops in April 2023, there are two scripts.