The Ukrainian Army warned Saturday that Russia is building up forces in the Liman and Bakhmut regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions with the intention of launching an offensive, although for the time being the frontline remains stable.
«The Air Force and Defense personnel have attacked 16 points of concentration of personnel and military hardware of the invaders and struck two positions of anti-aircraft defense systems,» the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has reported in a statement posted on Facebook.
«In addition, our defenders have shot down an Su-25 aircraft and an Orlan-type drone. Missile and artillery units have attacked four areas of soldiers’ concentration during the day,» the General Staff has added.
In addition, Kiev has also denounced constant Russian attacks on vital infrastructure and civilian targets, including civilian homes. In particular it has counted the impact of seven missiles and 23 air strikes, as well as 15 attacks by rocket launcher systems.
As for the involvement of the Wagner mercenary group, Ukraine claims that there are already about 1,200 mercenaries fighting in the country, recruited in prisons in the Crimea region.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
