On the 28th, the Ukrainian army expressed the view that the attacks of the Russian army in the eastern part of the country in Bakhmut had decreased significantly.
Tensions continue as a senior Ukrainian government official points out that the Russian side is regrouping and redeploying troops in preparation for the next battle.
On the 28th, Ukrainian media quoted a spokesman for a Ukrainian military unit engaged in fighting in the eastern part of the country as saying that the attacks of Russian troops in the fierce battle zone of Bakhmut in eastern Donetsk Oblast have decreased significantly.
Although shelling by Russian troops has been one after another, there has been only one clash between units since the 27th.
As for Bahmut, the Russian private military company Wagener, which has deployed many fighters, announced the withdrawal of its troops on the 1th and handed over the area under its control to the regular army.
In an interview with the BBC, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Danilov pointed out that "Wagener has not stopped fighting, but is reorganizing its forces to concentrate on other fronts."
Tensions continue as the Russian side seems to be preparing for the next battle, such as regrouping and redeploying its troops, to counter the large-scale reversal offensive of the Ukrainian army.
On the other hand, in Kyiv, the capital located in the northern part of Ukraine, intensive attacks by drones and missiles of the Russian army were repeated, and there was a large-scale attack by drones in the early morning of the 28th.
The Ukrainian Air Force emphasizes its achievements by intercepting 54 of the 52 planes that flew in.
On the 28th, President Zelensky of Ukraine praised the air defense units that defended the capital, saying, "Every time we shoot down an enemy drone or missile, lives are saved.