The occupiers are conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Liman directions. In other directions, the occupiers are on the defensive. This is stated in the evening summary of the General Staff.

The enemy is reported to be taking significant casualties.. In particular, about 100 wounded Russian invaders were delivered to the Starobelsk city hospital in the Lugansk region..

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In Gorlovka, Donetsk region, the invaders continue to put pressure on workers to renounce Ukrainian citizenship. In case of non-compliance with the requirements before March 1, 2023, employees will be dismissed. Intimidate the local population in the temporarily occupied Crimea. In particular, in the Dzhankoy district, the invaders searched the homes of more than twenty families of Crimean Tatars and made 6 arrests, allegedly on suspicion of preparing sabotage and terrorist attacks..

As reported, the Ukrainian military will not leave Bakhmut as long as there are cellars and places where you can defend yourself.. At the same time, the military retreated from Soledar to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers..