On the eve of the counteroffensive, the commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky, visited the Lyman direction. A meeting was held with the commanders of units and subdivisions regarding the situation at the front before the next offensive actions of the Armed Forces.
This was reported by Oleksandr Syrsky's Telegram channel.
The commander of the Ground Forces emphasized that the Ukrainian forces are holding their positions on the Lymanskyi direction and are not allowing the invaders to advance in the areas of Bilogorivka, Spirny, Novoselivskyi and Torskyi.
Syrskyi met with the commanders of units and units that perform tasks in the hottest points of the front. The military discussed possible scenarios of the development of events in the Lyman direction and the situation at the front.
"I noted that the time will soon come when we will move to active offensive actions, I defined specific tasks for preparing for them," Sirskyi said.
In addition, the colonel-general awarded servicemen 10 ogshbr, 54 ombr, 81 odshbr, 95 odshbr, 92 ombr.
We will remind that the defensive operation continues near Bakhmut, the Ukrainian defenders have achieved certain successes on the flanks.
It was also reported that the occupiers abandoned their positions near Volnovakha (Donetsk region) and began to flee towards Russia.
