According to him, the enemy tried to go on the offensive in the area of the settlements of Novobakhmutovka, Semenovka, Berdychi, Orlovka and Tonenkoye. And also near Vodyanoy, Pervomaisky and Dzerzhinsky. However, the Russian fighters did not allow any progress.
The losses of Ukrainian troops in this area amounted to up to 400 servicemen, Savchuk added.
Crews of heavy flamethrower systems destroyed five support units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the Ukrainian army lost three armored vehicles, eight vehicles, a control center for unmanned aerial vehicles and several weapons in the fighting.
The day before it became known that after a series of failures and heavy losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to transfer new brigades consisting of a large number of mercenaries to the Avdeevka area. Its goal is to prevent further collapse of the defense line west of Orlovka and Berdychi, as well as in the Ocheretino area.
