Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine, is intensifying its attacks in the surrounding areas to seize Ukrainian strongholds in the east.

In response, a senior Ukrainian government official said, ``We are strongly repulsing,'' while acknowledging that the Russian army has launched a large-scale attack, emphasizing thorough resistance.

Russia is intensifying the battle with the aim of seizing Bakhmut, one of the Ukrainian bases in the eastern Donetsk province, and a representative of the private military company Wagner claimed on SNS on the 12th that he had seized a village near Bakhmut.



The Ukrainian side remains vigilant for a large-scale attack by Russian forces on the 24th of this month, one year after the start of the invasion.



Regarding this, Danilov, secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, told local media on the 11th that ``Russia has already launched a large-scale attack,'' but ``we are repelling it strongly.'' .



"Russia's planned attacks are being carried out gradually, but they have not been what they expected," he said, emphasizing the all-out resistance.



Under these circumstances, Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov announced on SNS that he had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of Defense Austin on the 11th.



During this meeting, Defense Minister Reznikov explained the latest situation of the war and exchanged views with Secretary Austin on priority issues in preparation for a meeting to be held by the United States and Europe to discuss military assistance to Ukraine in the near future. is.



On the 11th, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Zalzhny also revealed on SNS that he had a telephone conversation with U.S. military uniformed chief Milly, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.



General Zardiny said the situation in Donetsk was the most tense, but Ukrainian forces continued to resist in Bakhmut.



After that, he continued to appeal to the United States for military support, saying, ``Firepower is the key to the battlefield, and we need appropriate weapons and ammunition.''