Syrsky on eastern front situation: no significant changes as of now
According to the results of his three-day work on the eastern front, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, acknowledged the presence of minor successes from the enemy in some sectors of the front, but pointed out the high variability of tactical positions during active hostilities and stressed that "as of now there have been no significant changes."
"For three days he worked on the Eastern front, in the brigades that hold the defense in Kharkiv and Toretsk directions. The enemy continues to focus efforts on Pokrovske direction, throws its experienced assault units into battle, trying to break through our defenses in the direction of Zhelanne, Novohrodivka, Pokrovsk," he wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
Syrsky outlined the general situation at the front. "Fierce fighting continues in Kupyansk direction in the area of Pischane, Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, but we are holding our positions. The situation in Siversk direction is difficult. The enemy actively uses artillery, conducts assaults, but has no success. Also, fierce battles are taking place in the canal area on the approaches to Chasiv Yar, without changing the positions of the parties. The enemy continues to storm our positions in the areas of New York, Pivdenne, and Zalizne. There are also battles in Kharkiv direction, in the area of Hlyboke, Vovchansk, but the enemy is not successful, it is suffering significant losses."
The Commander-in-Chief stated that fighting of varying intensity continues in all directions of the enemy's offensive. "In some places, at the cost of heavy losses, the enemy has little success," he wrote. But he noted that during active hostilities, the tactical positions of the troops may change several times during the day. "As of now, there have been no significant changes," Syrsky assured.
He also informed about the work of the National Police forces, the SBU and the Military Law Enforcement Service in this sector of the front, which are conducting counter-sabotage actions. "Their units identify and neutralize enemy sabotage groups in urban areas in Toretsk direction."
"The main tasks of my work in the brigades are to study the situation directly in the combat areas, analyze the effectiveness of combat missions, solve problematic issues of providing units with ammunition, UAVs, electronic warfare equipment and assist commanders in organizing combat operations," Syrsky said and reported on meetings with brigade unit commanders.
"...we jointly discussed ways to increase the stability of defense. I express my gratitude to the soldiers, sergeants and officers for their courage and bravery in defending Ukraine," concluded Syrsky.
