This week, the Russians deployed all their forces to break through the Ukrainian line of defence and surround Bakhmut, as well as launching an offensive on the Lyman front.
Source: Hanna Maliar, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence, on Telegram
Quote: "If we conclude and analyse all official summaries from the front this week, we can surmise that:
This week, the Russian occupation forces deployed all their forces to break through our line of defence and surround Bakhmut; and mounted an offensive on the Lyman front.