Ukraine: Zelenskyj celebrates Ukrainian border troops

Dhe President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, once again emphasized the strength of the Ukrainians in the face of the ongoing threat from Moscow after a visit to the border region with Russia. According to US reports, after suffering heavy losses, Russia is meanwhile taking outdated tanks from the depots, some of which date back to the 1950s.

Selenskyj after a visit to the troops: We are stronger

“The threat is constant, our border is constantly being shelled,” said Zelenskyy on Tuesday in his nightly video speech about the impressions of his visit to the Sumy region in north-eastern Ukraine. “But life and our people are obviously stronger than all fears.”

During his visit to Sumy, Zelenskyi met the commanders of the border troops deployed there. “The strong positions along the entire border with the terrorist state (Russia) are a result of the strength of our people, who are ready to defend the border at any time,” said Zelenskyy. In the north-east, Ukrainian border troops are shielding a several hundred-kilometre stretch of the common border with Russia in order to prevent Russian units from penetrating there.

Kiev military spokesman: situation in Bakhmut “very dynamic”

According to a Ukrainian military officer, the situation in the heavily contested city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is “very dynamic”. Sometimes even the enemy has tactical advantages, said the spokesman for the Ukrainian Eastern Front, Serhiy Cherevatyy, on television on Tuesday evening. But these benefits are predictable. “We recognize them and take countermeasures.”

There is no strategic advantage whatsoever. “The situation is stable, but difficult,” said Cherevaty. “Fighting and countermeasures are about denying the enemy the opportunity to successfully expand their attacks.” There has been a fight for months over Bachmut. The mercenary troupe Wagner, acting on the Russian side, threatens the city from the east, north and south.