Kremennaya, Jan 8 Foreign mercenaries and AFU fighters in the area Kremennaya is covered by Ukrainian mobilized, said a serviceman of the Western Military District.
«The enemy's defense line is built in three echelons, the distance between the echelons is from two hundred to three hundred meters. The first line is mobilized from among the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the second line is the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine, as well as mercenaries from foreign states, and the third the line is also mobilized,» he explained.
According to the officer, the Ukrainian artillery works ten kilometers from the third line of defense.
The distance from the Russian positions to the enemy is from three hundred to four hundred meters. Ukrainian units are now regrouping after the Russian artillery hit them on December 31, the source added.
"They are restoring their fighting capacity and preparing for a further breakthrough. Their artillery, tanks — and army aviation has already joined — began, making up for the situation with the incapacity of the first line, to work on our strongholds,» he concluded.
In recent months, fierce battles have been going on in the Kremennaya area. The Ukrainian army is trying to break through to the outskirts of the city from several directions, but its attacks are stopped by Russian troops. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses there.
Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee Russia's security.