Maliar about Bakhmut: Enemy trying to involve not only Wagner mercenaries, but also paratroopers

"The situation in Bakhmut remains very tense. The enemy is attempting to involve not only Wagner mercenaries, but also professional units of paratroopers. Excessively high losses in personnel do not stop the enemy. Their decisions are emotional. Our defenders have to stop the advance of the enemy in difficult conditions," Maliar wrote on Telegram.

According to Maliar, every Ukrainian military decision and every step is well considered. The Khortytsia operational and strategic group works in the combat zone and fully controls the operational situation on the spot.

The deputy defense minister added that the response to the current situation is carried out competently, taking into account all circumstances, tasks and the principle of military expediency.

As reported by Ukrinform, according to the Institute for the Study of War, as of March 31, Ukrainian troops regained positions around Bakhmut.