President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his daily video address to the nation, Ukrinform reports.
“Today, I would like to praise our warriors in the Bakhmut direction, in particular, the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine ‘Shaman’, as well as the border guards of the Luhansk detachment, who, together with the fighters of the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine, inflict numerous losses on the enemy and drive the occupants out of their positions on the outskirts of Bakhmut. This is a good result, and I am grateful for it,” Zelensky said.
According to the President, each such result and each day of the enemy's failures in the Bakhmut direction and in Donbas in general is a significant weakening of the aggressor state.
“The invaders are constantly increasing their forces in the Donetsk region - they are doing it now as well. And every such day with our successes is a new proof of the insanity of the very idea to attack Ukraine. If only such news from the front can return a sense of reality to everyone in Russia, we will have to ensure it as much as possible,” he said.
The Head of State added that this task is difficult and painful, but it cannot be otherwise, terrorists must lose despite everything they try to do to strengthen themselves.
“I am grateful to our defenders of the Bakhmut fortress! I am grateful to all our warriors who withstand the pressure in the Soledar direction and defend their positions! I am grateful, of course, to all our fighters who provide quite encouraging news from the Luhansk region and certain southern areas of our country,” Zelensky said.
As reported, on December 4, in the Bakhmut direction, service members of the State Border Guard Service of UKraine, together with soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, repelled an enemy assault and captured the enemy's positions in a counterattack. During the battle, the Ukrainian defenders killed nine Russian soldiers and wounded about 20 more.
