Despite the announcements of the Defense of Moscow and the congratulations of Putin, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army informed today that Russian forces continue to conduct offensive operations. "The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the fronts of Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka," it said in a statement.
A spokesman of the eastern group of the Ukraine armed forces, Serhiy Cherevaty, told Suspilne that the country's defense forces continued to hold positions in the southwestern part of the city.