“The enemy is constantly trying to counterattack, trying to recapture positions previously lost,” he said.
At the same time, Pushilin stressed that the Russian military successfully withstand the counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in difficult conditions.
Earlier, Pushilin's adviser Yan Gagin reported on the lack of success of the Ukrainian army in the Artyomovsk and Ugledar directions.
On February 19, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the situation in the Vuhledar direction in the Donbass is very difficult.