Malomuzh noted that the enemy is now trying to solve tactical problems on the front line.

Russian occupation forces are trying to act according to the Avdievka model and are using air bombs, drones and artillery, in particular, on Chasovy Yar.

As Nikolay Malomuzh, General of the Ukrainian Army and former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, explained on the FREEDOM TV channel, the Russians want to cut logistics routes and develop an offensive in the direction of Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk and, in the future, Slavyansk. These three points, according to the general, are the enemy’s target.

Malomuzh noted that the enemy is now trying to solve tactical problems on the front line. At the same time, aviation is used “very carefully, only during decisive attacks.”

“According to some of our data, Russian pilots are already refusing to fly out. When the advance needs to be organized very effectively, the occupiers use phosphorus bombs, even shells filled with irritating chemicals in order to neutralize our military personnel for a certain time. This is not yet a direct chemical attack, but it works very effectively directly on the military,” he added.

The situation at the front: it’s worth knowing

According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 70 military clashes with the enemy took place on the front line during the day. It was hottest in the Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. There, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 20 and 19 attacks, respectively.

At the same time, artillery officer of the 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Rubezh” Vladimir Nazarenko said that in the Bakhmut direction the Russian invaders have not stopped shelling for many months. According to him, in fact, the enemy is pressing along the entire front line.