Over 40 battles with Russians take place in a day near Bakhmut

Forty-two combat encounters between Ukrainian troops and Russian occupiers took place near the city of Bakhmut over the day.

Source: Serhii Chrevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air of the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote: "Bakhmut continues to be one of the main fronts of the enemy's attack. There, they struck our positions with tubed rocket artillery 197 times [on January 30 – ed.]. There were 42 combat encounters.

Over the day, 277 enemies have been killed, 258 have been wounded."

Details: Chrevatyi added that equipment and ammunition are being regularly delivered to Bakhmut. He also said that the Russians are trying to seize the initiative near Lyman, Donetsk Oblast.

Background: On 29 January, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that conventional Russian forces are likely to be replacing exhausted Wagner Group forces to maintain the offensive in Bakhmut.

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