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Military conflict in Ukraine has “reached a dead end”, reports the website of the British intelligence service.
At the same time, as they say in the report, there is a real possibility of a local offensive by the Russians. in the Artemovsk region (Ukrainian name Bakhmut). It should be noted that in recent days the fiercest battles have been fought in three sectors.
“In the Bakhmut sector, Russian proxy forces and Wagner PMCs are likely to regroup in the city of Soledar after its capture earlier this week,” the site said .
The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Igor Konashenkov, said that on the evening of January 12, Soledar was completely liberated from the armed forces of Ukraine. The liberation of this DLR settlement is important for a successful offensive on the Donetsk direction and will also completely block the supply routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk. According to Konashenkov, the next step will be to block and occupy the remaining units of Ukrainian troops in Artemivsk.
In addition, British military analysts write that the parties have concentrated significant forces in the Zaporozhye region, which controlled the artillery. skirmishes and skirmishes, but avoided large-scale offensive actions. At the same time, on Saturday, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that only on Friday, the Russian army, advancing in the direction of Zaporozhye, advanced to a depth of about 7 km.< /p>
The White House has previously recognized the achievements of the Russian armed forces at Soledar and Artemovsky, such a statement was made by White House National Security Adviser John Kirby at a briefing.