The Russian occupation troops are now concentrating the largest forces on offensive operations near the city of Soledar, Donetsk region. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening address, expressing his conviction that as a result of the battle in the east, our defenders would still liberate the entire territory of Donbass from enemy soldiers.

The head of state clarified that today he held a new meeting of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, during which special attention was paid to the situation in the hottest sectors of the front - in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

" The battle for Donbass continues. And although the occupiers have now concentrated their greatest efforts on Soledar, the result of this hard and long battle will still be the liberation of our entire Donbas,"

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Zelensky once again thanked the Ukrainian fighters who defend Bakhmut and withstand new, tougher Russian assaults near Soledar.

" Thanks to the resilience of our soldiers there, in Soledar, we won additional time and additional forces for Ukraine.. And what did Russia want to win there Everything is completely destroyed, there is almost no life left. And thousands of their people are lost:

the whole land under Soledar is in the troupes of invaders and scarred from blows. This is what madness looks like,"

He also expressed gratitude to the soldiers who continue to provide a gradual advance in other directions - "

Recall, a day earlier, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian military leadership had decided to strengthen the defense of Bakhmut and Soledar, which includes the movement of additional units to this sector of the front and the increase in the intensity of enemy fire.