In eastern Ukraine, the Russian army is strengthening its offensive in nearby towns with the aim of seizing Ukrainian bases, and it is believed that fierce offensives and defenses with the Ukrainian army are still continuing.
Russian forces are intensifying their offensive in the nearby town of Soledar in an attempt to take control of Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. claimed.
In response to this, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Marial said at a press conference on the 12th, "The situation is tough, but the Ukrainian army is fighting desperately."
The US think tank War Research Institute pointed out on the 11th that the Russian side has not been able to completely seize Soledar, and ``Even if Soledar is seized, it is unlikely that the Russian military will be able to seize Bakhmut, the stronghold.'' shows how to do it.
On the other hand, in Russia, Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov, the head of the military's uniformed group, has been appointed as the new commander-in-chief to lead the military invasion of Ukraine, and there is speculation that the military's command and control will be reorganized in preparation for a large-scale offensive in the future. It seems.
In addition, one of the three deputy commanders appointed, Mr. Salyukov, the top Russian army officer, visited Belarus, an allied country, on the 12th.
According to the Russian and Belarusian Ministry of Defense, Salyukov visited a joint unit of Russian and Belarusian forces stationed in Belarus.
The two countries have also announced that their air force units will conduct joint exercises from the 16th of this month to the 1st of next month. It looks like you are wearing it.