Russia plans to reach the borders of the Donetsk region before the end of the year

This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar. She noted that invaders concentrated the largest number of their forces in the Bakhmut direction. "But you see how courageously Bakhmut holds on, our soldiers inflict losses on the enemy and they cannot advance further.

There was a slight advance, but the enemy was driven out, and today they're trying to encircle the city, but this will not work, "Maliar added.