The Russian military confirmed today that fired a lot of missiles against military installations Ukraineclaiming that it “hit all targets” even though Ukrainian forces had previously indicated they shot them all down.

According to the Ministry of Defense Russiastrikes were carried out on “points of deployment of Ukrainian forces”, ammunition depots and Western weapons.

He even added that destroyed the American Patriot air defense system in Kyiv and intercepted seven British Storm Shadow missiles.

Earlier, Ukraine said it shot down all 18 missiles fired by Russia overnight, including six hypersonic ones.

Ukrainians counterattack in Bakhmut

On the other hand, the Ukrainian army, now on the counteroffensive, managed not only to advance south of Bakhmut, but also to advance the front line in the north-west of the city of Donetsk region, according to the British Ministry of Defense. The defense reported on Tuesday what he said on Twitter.

The long-suffering eastern Ukrainian city has now become the theater of the war’s longest battle, as staunch Ukrainian resistance in the critical center of a free Donetsk halted Russia’s advance into the Donbas for months.

Mousetrap for Wagner fighters

In this context, the commander of the land army of Ukraine Alexander Sirian stated during his visit to the front line that the mercenaries of the Russian Wagner mercenary company “were involved in Bahamut like rats in a mousetrap.”

Through “active defense”, Ukrainian forces managed to launch counterattacks in some areas near Bahamuthe added.

“The enemy has more resources, but we are destroying their plans,” the commander emphasized, handing medals to the soldiers.

For his part, the head of the Russian mercenary organization Wagner, Mr. Eugene Prigogineagain declared that his troops were advancing towards the capture of the last roads in Bahamut. In fact, today he posted a video in which he shows on a map the areas that are still controlled by Ukrainian forces.

^{With information from APE – BEE, AFP, dpa}