Ukrainian troops repelled more than twenty Russian attacks on Thursday in the areas of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka in the Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported."The enemy has been trying to take the city of Bakhmut under complete control and continues assaulting it.
During the last 24 hours, the enemy also conducted unsuccessful storm activities in the populated areas of Bohdanivka and Ivanivske" said Andrii Kovaliov, the General Staff Spokesperson.It comes as medics rescued a seriously injured civilian after shelling in Bakhmut.
He had received numerous shrapnel wounds but according to doctors, was stabilized in a military field hospital before being treated in a civilian hospital for several hours before he was evacuated to a bigger hospital in Dnipro. "Over 15 settlements suffered from enemy shelling.
In Avdiika and Mariinka directions the enemy was conducting attacking activities in the area of Novokalynove, Avdiivka and Mariinka in the Donetsk region, without success.