Enemy tries to storm Ukrainian positions in three directions in east, fierce fighting continues - Maliar

The enemy is unsuccessfully storming the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Kupiansk, Lyman, and Svatove directions.

Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"As for the east, the enemy's biggest attacks are really on the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, but they are also trying to storm the Svatove direction. Today we have been repelling enemy attacks there all day... these are very fierce and serious battles, and we must understand that the situation is tense," Maliar said.

She added that in Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces are advancing along the southern flank despite the fact that the enemy has increased artillery fire. On the northern flank, the enemy is trying to retake previously occupied positions but is not successful.

Maliar reminded that the military leadership updates the information on the situation at the front once a week to make it reliable.

As previously reported, the enemy has intensified assault operations in the Kupiansk direction but is not successful and is suffering losses.