British intelligence services indicated “advancements” by Ukrainian forces on the north and south sides of the town

MADRID, June 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The British Intelligence Service has indicated this Monday that the Ukrainian Army “has been gaining momentum” in its offensive around the town of Bakhmut (east) and has highlighted that it has made “advancements” to the north and south of the site. .

“As part of its comprehensive counteroffensive, Ukraine has gained momentum in its offensive around Bakhmut in Donetsk province. In a multi-brigade operation, Ukrainian forces have made advances on the northern and southern sides of the city”, they said, according to a report. the statement published by the UK Ministry of Defense on its account on the social network Twitter.

As such, they have highlighted that “there is little evidence that Russia maintains operational reserves of significant ground forces that can be used for reinforcements against the multiple threats it faces in widely disjointed sectors from Bakhmut to the east coast of the Dnipro River, more from 200 kilometers away.

Serhi Cherevati, spokesman for the Ukrainian Army, said on Sunday that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had managed to advance between 600 and 1,000 meters on the south and north sides of the strategic town of Bakhmut.

For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense assured during the day that its troops had repulsed a dozen Ukrainian attacks around the city, as well as other Ukrainian operations in Donetsk, mainly attacks very close to its administrative center, and Zaporizhia. .