Military journalist Yuriy Butusov is with Ukrainian defenders in the area of \u200b\u200bSeverodonetsk and saw with his own eyes the battles taking place there. According to him, the Russian occupation troops continue to try to cut the Lysichansk-Bakhmut highway, which is key for the city, in order to take the Ukrainian troops into an operational encirclement, and then occupy the entire Lugansk region.. However, all their attempts are in vain due to the heroism and professionalism of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Yury Butusov told about it in his Facebook.

“Russian troops from the Popasnaya region are trying to cut the Bakhmut-Lysichansk highway in the areas of the villages of Yakovlevka, Belogorovka, Berestovo. Fighting in this area has been going on for six days in a row.. The exit of the Russians to the highway may mean that the main communications route to Lisichansk and Severodonetsk is cut, and these cities may fall into the operational environment. Of course, our people see it and do it, maybe not everyone, but a lot, so that this does not happen.. A lot, - wrote Yuri Butusov. - Geographically, the enemy is separated from this route by only one row of heights. And in practice, the Russians cannot overcome this last frontier, because the incredible heroism of the Ukrainian infantry and the effectiveness of the Ukrainian artillery inflict heavy losses on the Russians”.

According to him, heavy fighting continues there and the Russian invaders are unable to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. Consequently, in no place did they manage to reach the highway and even take positions from which they could shoot it with direct fire, but the road lends itself to shelling by artillery, mortars and rockets. Butusov assures that the Ukrainian command soberly assesses the situation and takes all necessary measures to ensure that the enemy’s plan fails. However, not everything can be told.

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“The track is dangerous due to shelling, but all enemy attacks are repulsed. I will be able to inform you as much as possible about the situation. I can’t say everything now, because there is a war going on, and the risks are big, but I don’t forget anything in this sector, and I will remember everything over time. The Ukrainian command understands the situation and takes action. The measures are clearly audible and visible, because our artillery is active in this area. Our personnel units in Severodonetsk and Lisichansk maintain morale and manageability.

According to these words, it is impossible to convey what powerful attacks have to be endured, how, despite the losses, they go into battle, how our soldiers hold on.. It's a great honor to be with them,"

In conclusion, he added that he would not leave until the threat to the city had passed..

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Recall that the head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, recently said that the Russian troops failed to cut the highway to Bakhmut, and when they tried, they also lost one settlement in that place.