The situation in the Avdiyivka sector, particularly in the area of Berdychi village, has stabilised. Despite the fact that the contact line remains dynamic, the Defence Forces reported a decrease in Russian activity, Dmytro Lykhoviy, head of the public relations department of the Tavriya Group, has told the news telethon, Ukrinform reports.
"The situation in the Avdiyivka sector is tense. Over the past 24 hours, our defenders repelled 14 enemy attacks in the area of Berdychi, Orlivka and Tonenke. At the same time, according to verified reports, the operational situation is stabilising in the area of three villages. Our forces are holding the enemy back within these settlements. The fighting continues, but there are no grounds to say that the enemy has entered these settlements," the spokesman said.
According to him, the Russians have some local successes. It concerns positions that are simply destroyed by enemy artillery.
"Then the personnel regroups and moves to other, more favourable positions to save their lives," said Lykhoviy.
Lykhoviy noted that in the Zaporizhzhya sector, Russian troops started using chemical weapons against Ukrainian positions. Nine cases of Russians using chemical weapons were recorded over the last day.